Cole Remmen
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Cole Remmen is a scholar whose work bridges performance studies, science and technology studies, and the cultural history of robotics. Their key research areas include robot performance, the uncanny valley, and the intersection of theatre and artificial life. Remmen’s major contribution lies in theorizing “robot camp”—a performance mode that, through exaggerated, playful, or ironic staging, defuses the affective unease humans feel toward near-human machines. By tracing this aesthetic from early twentieth-century automata to contemporary science fiction theatre, Remmen demonstrates how camp techniques have historically reshaped human-robot relations, moving beyond fear toward engagement. Though their most-cited work has garnered 2 citations, its conceptual innovation offers a vital framework for understanding how performance can mediate technological anxiety. Remmen’s research is notable for its interdisciplinary depth, drawing on theatre history, critical robotics, and queer theory to challenge deterministic narratives of the uncanny valley. This work is essential reading for scholars and students exploring the cultural dimensions of artificial intelligence, robot ethics, and performance as a site of technological negotiation.
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