LIT 267
Intro to Science Fiction

This course will survey science fiction works from various genres such as poetry, the novel, and the short story. It will provide students with a historical overview of the field of science fiction by exposing them, through readings and lectures, to works from the 19th and 20th centuries. Titles chosen will reflect their importance in the literary development of science fiction over the last two centuries. The essence of the course will consist of close readings and analyses of the texts for their artistic qualities as well as their representations of social trends and ideas. Students will learn how to do research on the Internet, as it is one of the foremost domains of current cyber fiction. One section of the course will deal with the history of science fiction in the cinema. Students will come away from the course with an understanding of hard science fiction, utopias and dystopias, cyber fiction, the pulps, fantasy fiction, the Golden Age, and speculative fiction.

Prerequisite- Corequisite
Prerequisite: ENG 110 College Writing I

Credits: 3
Hours: 3 Class Hours

Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the conventions and methods of literature and literary analysis.
2. Recognize and analyze nuance and complexity of meaning through critical reflections on texts.

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