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Watching Avatar, Dreaming of Tron

By Sonya

So this week I went to see Avatar with a couple of friends (yes, I have those—human ones). I knew the movie would be heavy on tech; and geek that I am, I was not disappointed in that regard. The tech is awesome. But as I sat in the theater, head pounding from... »

On Tech and Hybridity, or, What's a Vook?

By Sonya

Hybridity is a word I’ve heard quite a bit in academe. And as a student of postcolonial (or is it post-colonial?) literatures, I've certainly seen my fair share of theories with which I take some issue. But I'm having a hard time not liking the idea behind the Vook. What the heck is a... »