The Helen Project
Description
Though people are beginning to analyze the internet as an active social force, a seemingly insurmountable problem permeates all criticisms of the world wide web: how do we begin to frame the Internet as a subject of inquiry when its role in our lives is constantly shifting, continually slipping from definition, yet undeniably reconstructing a new human condition? I believe an answer may lie in placing the Internet within the context of the Faust Myth \u2014 a legend that has repeatedly been used to explore humanity's obsession with power. For my undergraduate honors thesis, I wrote and performed an adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus in which I frame the Internet as a modern Faustian contract, and advocate a new approach to the use of technology.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2013-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Munger, Adrielle Karen
- Thesis director: Sturges, Robert
- Committee member: Sterling, Pamela
- Committee member: Finn, Ed
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): Department of English
- Contributor (ctb): School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies