VIRTUAL: “The Machine Stops” Book Club Discussion

Event time: 
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
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Event description: 

The genre of science fiction often serves as a warning. If we ignore the failures of these fictional societies, then we are doomed to make the same mistakes.

Written in 1909, E. M. Forster’s short story eerily predicts the events of today. It describes a world in which humans live isolated in individual rooms, connected only through video and audio calls. What does Forster’s virtual society say about our own? What lessons can we learn from the world of the Machine?

“The Machine Stops” is in the public domain and is available to read for free at: https://www.ele.uri.edu/faculty/vetter/Other-stuff/The-Machine-Stops.pdf…
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