2024 Fall > UGRD > engl > engl 334
Science Fiction
Course #: engl 334
Description:
This course focuses on particular moments and issues in the development of science fiction across the 20th and 21st centuries. It primarily focuses on how science fiction, as a distinct cultural genre, offers a unique critical analysis and exploration of the technological changes that shape society. Because science fiction has become an increasingly popular genre throughout the world, the course will typically take a global perspective. While the emphasis is on literature, it may also include film, television, graphic novels, music, and/or comics. Issues and movements covered may include: climate change; artificial intelligence and virtual reality; postcolonial and anti-imperial science fiction from the global south; the New Wave's relationship to 1960s countercultural movements; first contact narratives; cyborgs and other human-machine interfaces; and science fictional explorations of race, class, gender, and sex relationships.
Pre Requisites:
Pre-requisite: ENGL 200 or 201 or 202
| Section | Class Number | Schedule/Time | Instructor | Location | |
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| 01 | 4475 | MW 2:30 - 3:45 pm |
O'Connell,Hugh Charles | Wheatley W01-0010 | |
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Session:
Regular
Class Dates:
09/03/2024 - 12/13/2024
Capacity:
24
Enrolled:
17
Status:
Open
Credits:
3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites:
Pre-requisite: ENGL 200 or 201 or 202
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