The role of woman-as-cyborg has been long discussed within film theory. Many interpret the sexualisation of genderless machines as a fear of female agency and sexuality. When given a modicum of autonomy, she threatens to destroy patriarchal societal confinement, acting outside of standard constraints. We see this trope in Blade Runner (1982), where the cyborg […]
Maschinenmensch: Reclaiming Masculine Creation in Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’ — Screen Queens
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