The Transformers: The Conflicts between Humans and Cyborgs and the Resulting Discrimination

Authors

  • Calvin Christian Petra Christian University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9744/katakita.12.1.65-71

Keywords:

Brand Equity, Customer Satisfaction, Financial Performance

Abstract

In this study, I want to analyze a movie that came from a series made by Hasbro, which is titled Transformers. In my study, I found out that the conflict between the human characters and the cyborg characters in the movie revolve around discrimination which is caused by  the conflict itself. I would also like to explore what are the kinds of discrimination within the movie so that I can determine the cause of it and with the research, to learn about not to discriminate. For the analysis of my study, I will use the theory of Posthumanism by Cary Wolfe, which implies that the process of Posthuman transformation includes cyborg enhancements to improve the capabilities of human beings. I also found that from these so-called cyborg enhancements, comes discrimination from the people who think negatively towards the process of the enhancements, and thus discriminate against them. 

References

Clapham, A. (2007). Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction. OUP Oxford.

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Galtung, J. (1996). Peace by Peaceful Means. SAGE.

Leonhard, G. (2019, May 13). Technology Vs Humanity. The Futures Agency Gmbh.

Lexcellent, C. (2019). Artificial Intelligence versus Human Intelligence. Springer.

Wolfe, C. (2010). What is posthumanism? Minneapolis, Minn. Univ. Of Minnesota Press.

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Published

2024-03-04

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2024)

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