Marc Atallah

Teaching & PhD Courses Humans/machines HUM-416 This course combines cultural (particularly literary and artistic), social and scientific approaches to explore the issues, perspectives and problems raised by the hybridization of human and machine. Humans/machines II HUM-463 This course combines cultural (particularly literary and artistic), social and scientific approaches to explore the issues, perspectives and problems raised by the hybridization of human and machine. Science fiction and digital dystopias HUM-290 The aim of this course is to study the various manifestations of totalitarian worlds in (science) fiction. More specifically, we will examine how writers narrate human alienation from the digital—as well as the anthropological functions of such narratives. The graphic novel genius: Alan Moore HUM-295 This course aims to cover the works of comic book writer Alan Moore, arguably the most influential writer of all time, and to introduce students to concepts of comic book analysis, from the simplest to the most complex, in order to demonstrate the richness of this medium. Thinking differently about video games HUM-325 The objective of the course is to develop a methodology for analyzing video games, particularly through an original empirical approach: "Let's Play." The aim will be to present how video games can be used to illuminate knowledge and, in turn, to be illuminated by it.