Скачать или смотреть The Science of Sci-fi: mind/body swapping and gender diversity

Dr JJ Eldridge - University of Auckland, New Zealand
30th June 2016
There are two aims for this talk. First to demonstrate the usefulness of teaching and discussing science subjects thorough a view of science fiction. Second is to approach and discuss our modern understanding of trans and gender diverse people by looking at a common trope in science fiction; the idea that two people can have their minds or bodies swapped. Sometimes this involves a change of sex for the characters and we'll discuss whether this is possible within our understanding of science and discuss some of the other cases where changing sex and/or gender plays an important part of the story. I will end up outlining some of the simple steps we can all take to make a University a safe and welcoming space for trans and gender diverse people.