dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Glas, M.A.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zijlstra, H.D.H.A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-07T18:05:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-06-07T18:05:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/25929 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis explores discursive framing of anthropomorphism (i.e. attributing human attributes to something non-human, here: the social robot) in social robotics literature. Moreover, it focuses on shifting realities as a result of technology. As argued, social robots are a particularly powerful form of technology as they are increasingly perceived as actors, rather than tools. By employing a poststructuralist discourse analysis, the present research contends that the social robot consistently challenges preconceived notions of human identity as it is placed antagonistically opposite the human through competition for a shared identity. There is a clear lack of ethical and moral discussion enveloping the field and instead, social robots are triumphalized to a great extent. Continued collaborative efforts are required in debating how we wish to frame the social robot and, consequently and ultimately, whether we wish to have equality for all. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.format.extent | 2210355 | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.title | Equality for All? Discursive anthropomorphic framing in social robotics | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | anthropomorphism; social robotics; poststructuralist discourse analysis; human identity; interpellation; technological agency; metaphorical framing | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Nieuwe media en digitale cultuur | |