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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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FWIS 289 001 (CRN: 25638)
FEMBOTS: WOMEN AND AI
Long Title: FEMBOTS: WOMEN AND AI IN FILM AND LITERATURE
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Richardson, Laura
Meeting: 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR (11-JAN-2027 - 23-APR-2027)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 1-NOV-2026 11:31PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: In this course, we’ll explore how film and literature imagine the relationship between “femaleness” and artificial intelligence. From Siri and Alexa to Her’s Scarlett Johansson, we’ll consider why AI so often sounds female and what this reveals about gender expectations shaping—and shaped by—the artificial.