“Female cyborgs in the wild, wild west” : how HBO’s Westworld uses technology and religion to perpetuate gender binaries

Abstract

I examine seasons one to three of <i>Westworld</i> to extract specific ideas of gender using the characters Dolores and Maeve as primary figures for analysis. I argue that the show uses ideas of creation and gender that imitate the Judeo-Christian story of Genesis. <i>Westworld</i> displays bodies of artificial intelligence that expose societal fears surrounding radical feminism and technology. When we assume that technology is neutral, we leave ourselves susceptible to continuing a legacy of sexism.