PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tassanyi, Pavlína
TI  - ROBOTS AS AN ETHNIC MINORITY. OPPRESSION, DEHUMANIZATION AND EXCLUSION IN THE LIGHT OF SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE
DP  - 2021 Sep 1
TA  - Bohemica Olomucensia
PG  - 176--189
VI  - 13
IP  - 3
AID - 10.5507/bo.2021.050
IS  - 1803876X
AB  - The initial proposal of this work is the classification of humanoid robots as members of a literary ethnic group. Utilising methodological approach of imagology, orientalism and sociology. This thesis deals with mechanism of oppression and social exclusion of robot characters in selected sci-fi work. Exploration of several examples proves that robots are discriminated as ethnic minorities as soon as they demand social equality.