Describe the cultural reasons and historical context for the misogyny depicted and how such movies should be viewed (or not).

Address the role of gender in at least three of the following movies (though more are welcome): Desk Set (1957), Demon Seed (1977), Making Mr. Right (1987), Eve of Destruction (1991), Alien Resurrection (theatrical version) (1997), I, Robot (2004) and Transcendence (2014). In selecting which movies on which to write, you should bear in mind that these movies vary widely in their perspectives ranging from reactionary to progressive.

You may approach the subject in any manner you believe is both appropriate and interesting. For example, you may wish to Explore how these movies reinforce or criticize (or both) male and female cultural stereotypes and to what end, Examine the influence of the directors on each of the movies, Describe the cultural reasons and historical context for the misogyny depicted and how such movies should be viewed (or not), Contrast the ways in which each movie approaches gender and the reasons
for the differing approaches, Articulate how and why economics has impacted the depiction of gender, Discuss how the depiction of gender has changed over time as reflected in these movies and the reasons for such changes (or not),
Consider whether computers are depicted differently from robots and why this is the case, or Talk about whether and why you agree or disagree with selected literature that addresses gender and artificial intelligence,