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Next week, I will come to class as the Replicant "Pris" from Blade Runner. She is feisty, she is fierce, and she has a lot to say about gender and technology. If you don't know anything about Blade Runner, here's the trailer and a quick summary..Blade Runner is set in a dystopian Los Angeles in the year 2019 in which genetically engineered organic robots called "Replicants" are manufactured and visually indistinguishable from humans. Replicants are banned from Earth. Pris is one of three Replicants whom Deckard (Harrison Ford) is sent out to "retire" (aka kill). These three Replicants have come to Earth to try to extend their lifetimes-- they are Nexus-6 models that have a four-year lifespan as a way to prevent them from developing emotions and desire for independence. Pris is the "basic pleasure model" of Replicants--she was created solely for entertainment. Though the most objectified of them all, Pris fights the imposed sexualized gender role through androgyny, manipulation, and awesome acrobatics.