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Coming to SDSU Fall 2026
#RoboticEroticElectric26
But
while that’s a bad thing for an
18-year-old-first-semester-freshmen, it’s a great
thing for professors as it means we can fill the
class with dynamic new content that drives our
imagination, that embodies our research! Welcome
to #roboticeroticelectric26, a visual cultural
studies class filled with comics (of course),
literature (oh no!), cinema (fancy word for
‘movies,’ cool!) and mucho mas more. Let’s
break down that weird, hashtag title! ROBOTIC:
As we are living in and through the AGE OF BOTS
where AI threatens to take our jobs, life,
imagination, and all in a feat of digital
shenanigans that have us thinking we’re profiting
and self-pleasuring whilst we are actually having
the rug pulled out from under us. Or are we? EROTIC:
Because comics and computers are sexy, right? But
also, because the connection between comics,
desire, and more will be our thematic focus all
semester. After all, what do you expect in a class
where Sigmund Freud makes a cameo? ELECTRIC:
Because that is YOU! Your imagination, your NOW –
you are 18/19 and never again will your mind be so
open to discovery and change. Our
16-week academic cruiseship tour will introduce us
to visually stimulating and eye-poppingly
overloaded storytelling. Comics masters of the 20th
and 21st century will be featured, as
will up and coming indy creatives. Artsies who
love movies, comics, streaming media, and
Instagram will be beside themselves with pleasure.
Artists, writers, and directors include Daniel
Clowes, Zoe Thorogood, Chris Ware, Gilbert
Hernandez, Raoul Peck, Jaime Hernandez, Art
Spiegelman, Alex Garland, James Baldwin, and Jason
Katzenstein (list subject to change).
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 Our Fall 2025 Lineup of
Required Mind-blowing Books!  Click each cover below the Aztec Shops Link to see the correct print edition of all the books we are studying together this semester! You might ask yourself: "should I buy print editions or digital editions," after all, the University may well recommend that you go the digital route. What about pirated pdfs -- the things you downloaded in high school and never read? In the digital age, anything goes, right? Not for this class! Bottom line: you are welcome to pursue what you see fit, but, despite the expense, nothing beats working with the best, printed edition of the book--especially as in this class you are asked to come to class with your books! Last question: should you rent or buy? That is up to you! But remember, your personal bookshelf is like a mirror of the journey of your psyche--a snapshot of the evolution of your imagination. Empty
bookshelf? = Empty Mind!
The books below are linked to Jeff Bezos's somewhat evil behemoth bookstore -- but that is NOT an encouragement to buy books there, rather, I just want to make sure you know what edition of the book to purchase. It's all about being on the same page. Also, they do not appear in any particular order as I am still deciding on the class lineup!
 Movies, Screened Free IN CLASS! (bring your own popcorn!) TBA |
