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ENGL 3022 is also offered in Spring 2025
ENGL 3022 is also offered in Fall 2024
ENGL 3022 is also offered in Spring 2024
ENGL 3022 is also offered in Fall 2023
ENGL 3022 is also offered in Spring 2023
ENGL 3022 is also offered in Fall 2022
ENGL 3022 is also offered in Spring 2022
ENGL 3022 is also offered in Fall 2021
Spring 2025 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (55065)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East Bank
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/55065/1253
Spring 2025 | ENGL 3022 Section 002: Science Fiction and Fantasy (64941)
- Instructor(s)
- No instructor assigned
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025Off CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64941/1253
Fall 2024 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (20989)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 345
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (9 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- This survey course will provide an overview of Anglophone fantasy and science fiction literature, beginning with an examination of Victorian sf & fantasy and concluding with some of the recent trends in 21st-century speculative fiction, including indigenous futurism, environmental sf, the New Weird, and urban fantasy. Our thematic through line for the course will be the representation of "the body" in our texts. Through in-class close reading and other forms of textual analysis, we will also examine how race, class, and gender factor into the bodies of our texts.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
In the course of our chronological journey through our texts, we'll cover major artistic periods, key subgenres, critical terminology, and the relevant historical and material context (such as the influence of fandom during the pulp period) for our texts. This context will be provided in a written set of study notes for each week.AUTHORS
We'll cover major authors important to the development of Anglophone fantasy and science fiction literature, including Mary Shelley, George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Nalo Hopkinson, and Lidia Yuknavitch. We'll also read short works by H. P. Lovecraft, W. E. B. Du Bois, C. L. Moore, Robert A. Heinlein, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, James TIptree, Jr., Pat Cadigan, Neil Gaiman, China Miéville, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Ted Chiang.CRITICISM & THEORY
The course will introduce you to theoretical approaches that will give you the framework necessary to think critically about the works you are reading. We will cover basic genre theory and terminology. This theory and criticism will be provided in our weekly lectures and study notes.SF&F IN OTHER MEDIUMS / STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
While our main focus will be on written texts, we'll have a chance to discuss how sf&f manifest in other mediums (television, film, comics, music) through our weekly student presentations. You and a partner will be asked to prepare a 15- to 20-minute presentation on a work of your choice in a medium of your choice. - Who Should Take This Class?:
- Those interested in 19th/20th/21st-century fiction; genre fiction and its theory and history; literary theory related to race, class, and gender; or representations of the body in fiction will most likely find this course useful.
No prior knowledge of genre fiction or literary theory is required. The theory will be provided in lectures, and the historical context for our texts will be provided as a separate document.
Extensive paper-writing experience is not required; the two peer critique workshops and my feedback will guide you through the paper-writing process.
- Grading:
- 10% Attendance
10% Participation
10% Presentation
10% Quizzes
15% Written homework
20% Paper 1. This paper should be 4 to 5 pages in length, double-spaced, 12-pt font
25% Paper 2. This paper should be 6 to 7 pages in length, double-spaced, 12-pt font - Class Format:
- We'll meet in-person twice a week on the East Bank campus on Mondays and Wednesdays. Most of our class sessions will involve lecture, class discussion, and close reading of specific passages. Toward the conclusion of the course, some class time will be taken up by student presentations and peer critique workshops.
- Workload:
- This course has a heavy reading load, a medium writing load, and a light amount of group work. Our novels are listed below. You will also be asked to purchase a book of essays and two anthologies of short stories. Note that this list does not include the short stories or essays we will read.
1. Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus. Mary Shelley.
2. 1984. George Orwell.3. The Handmaid's Tale. Margaret Atwood.
4. Midnight Robber. Nalo Hopkinson.
5. The Book of Joan. Lidia Yuknavitch. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20989/1249
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 December 2017
Fall 2024 | ENGL 3022 Section 002: Science Fiction and Fantasy (32232)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024Off CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (25 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32232/1249
Spring 2024 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (67556)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankAkerman Hall 215
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (26 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- This survey course will provide an overview of Anglophone fantasy and science fiction literature, beginning with an examination of Victorian sf & fantasy and concluding with some of the recent trends in 21st-century speculative fiction, including indigenous futurism, environmental sf, the New Weird, and urban fantasy. Our thematic through line for the course will be the representation of "the body" in our texts. Through in-class close reading and other forms of textual analysis, we will also examine how race, class, and gender factor into the bodies of our texts.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
In the course of our chronological journey through our texts, we'll cover major artistic periods, key subgenres, critical terminology, and the relevant historical and material context (such as the influence of fandom during the pulp period) for our texts. This context will be provided in a written set of study notes for each week.AUTHORS
We'll cover major authors important to the development of Anglophone fantasy and science fiction literature, including Mary Shelley, George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Nalo Hopkinson, and Lidia Yuknavitch. We'll also read short works by H. P. Lovecraft, W. E. B. Du Bois, C. L. Moore, Robert A. Heinlein, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, James TIptree, Jr., Pat Cadigan, Neil Gaiman, China Miéville, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Ted Chiang.CRITICISM & THEORY
The course will introduce you to theoretical approaches that will give you the framework necessary to think critically about the works you are reading. We will cover basic genre theory and terminology. This theory and criticism will be provided in our weekly lectures and study notes.SF&F IN OTHER MEDIUMS / STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
While our main focus will be on written texts, we'll have a chance to discuss how sf&f manifest in other mediums (television, film, comics, music) through our weekly student presentations. You and a partner will be asked to prepare a 15- to 20-minute presentation on a work of your choice in a medium of your choice. - Who Should Take This Class?:
- Those interested in 19th/20th/21st-century fiction; genre fiction and its theory and history; literary theory related to race, class, and gender; or representations of the body in fiction will most likely find this course useful.
No prior knowledge of genre fiction or literary theory is required. The theory will be provided in lectures, and the historical context for our texts will be provided as a separate document.
Extensive paper-writing experience is not required; the two peer critique workshops and my feedback will guide you through the paper-writing process.
- Grading:
- 10% Attendance
10% Participation
10% Presentation
10% Quizzes
15% Written homework
20% Paper 1. This paper should be 4 to 5 pages in length, double-spaced, 12-pt font
25% Paper 2. This paper should be 6 to 7 pages in length, double-spaced, 12-pt font - Class Format:
- We'll meet in-person twice a week on the East Bank campus on Mondays and Wednesdays. Most of our class sessions will involve lecture, class discussion, and close reading of specific passages. Toward the conclusion of the course, some class time will be taken up by student presentations and peer critique workshops.
- Workload:
- This course has a heavy reading load, a medium writing load, and a light amount of group work. Our novels are listed below. You will also be asked to purchase a book of essays and two anthologies of short stories. Note that this list does not include the short stories or essays we will read.
1. Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus. Mary Shelley.
2. 1984. George Orwell.3. The Handmaid's Tale. Margaret Atwood.
4. Midnight Robber. Nalo Hopkinson.
5. The Book of Joan. Lidia Yuknavitch. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67556/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 December 2017
Spring 2024 | ENGL 3022 Section 301: Science Fiction and Fantasy (67825)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing Education
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Off CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (29 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67825/1243
Fall 2023 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (32995)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, East BankPillsbury Hall 211
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (30 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32995/1239
Fall 2023 | ENGL 3022 Section 301: Science Fiction and Fantasy (33939)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing Education
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023Off CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (30 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Notes:
- For syllabus and course details, see https://ccaps.umn.edu/credit-courses/science-fiction-and-fantasy
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33939/1239
Spring 2023 | ENGL 3022 Section 301: Science Fiction and Fantasy (53577)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing Education
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2023 - 05/01/202312:00AM - 12:00AMOff CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (32 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/53577/1233
Fall 2022 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (19916)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Mode
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022Tue, Thu 08:15AM - 09:30AMUMTC, East BankPillsbury Hall 211
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (32 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19916/1229
Spring 2022 | ENGL 3022 Section 301: Science Fiction and Fantasy (54575)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing Education
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/18/2022 - 05/02/202212:00AM - 12:00AMOff CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (30 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Notes:
- For syllabus and course details, see https://ccaps.umn.edu/credit-courses/science-fiction-and-fantasy
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54575/1223
Fall 2021 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (21353)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankBurton Hall 120
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (29 of 29 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21353/1219
Spring 2021 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (50547)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- Instructor Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery ModeOnline Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021Off CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (30 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50547/1213
Spring 2021 | ENGL 3022 Section 301: Science Fiction and Fantasy (50566)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing EducationOnline CoursePre-Covid
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2021 - 05/03/202112:00AM - 12:00AMOff CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (27 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Notes:
- For course details, see https://ccaps.umn.edu/credit-courses/science-fiction-and-fantasy
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50566/1213
Fall 2020 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (16064)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- Online Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020Off CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (25 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Notes:
- This course is completely online in an asynchronous format. There are no scheduled meeting times.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16064/1209
Spring 2020 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (54200)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020Mon, Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 215
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (27 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54200/1203
Spring 2020 | ENGL 3022 Section 301: Science Fiction and Fantasy (54220)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing EducationOnline Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2020 - 05/04/202012:00AM - 12:00AMOff CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (25 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Notes:
- For syllabus and course details, see https://ccaps.umn.edu/credit-courses/science-fiction-and-fantasy
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54220/1203
Fall 2019 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (19534)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 302
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (27 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19534/1199
Fall 2019 | ENGL 3022 Section 002: Science Fiction and Fantasy (20891)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 302
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (20 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Notes:
- Indigenous Sci Fi and Futurisms: This course examines depictions of Indigenous futures in global Anglophone novels, short stories, speeches, graphic novels, political tracts, poetry, and films. Throughout the course we will explore how critical Indigenous methodologies, which emphasize tribal sovereignty and decolonization, are crucial to Indigenous futurist politics and aesthetics that contest the extractive and exterminatory logics of settler states. Rather than taking a regional or hemispheric approach, our investigation will be organized according to conventional sci fi genres of slipstream, alien contact, and apocalypse, but also to non-genre articulations of Indigenous futurity. By juxtaposing futurisms from different Indigenous authors, we will be able to make connections between them that highlight both their common sovereignty struggles and shared utopian visions, but also how these imagined futures grow from the specific needs and desires of Indigenous communities.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20891/1199
Spring 2019 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (54425)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankFord Hall 110
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (28 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy introduces students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Major questions will include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? How does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54425/1193
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 October 2015
Spring 2019 | ENGL 3022 Section 301: Science Fiction and Fantasy (54446)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing EducationOnline Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2019 - 05/06/201912:00AM - 12:00AMOff CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (31 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Notes:
- For syllabus and course details, see https://ccaps.umn.edu/oes-courses/science-fiction-and-fantasy .
- Class Description:
- This survey course will provide an overview of Anglophone fantasy and science fiction literature, beginning with an examination of Victorian sf & fantasy and concluding with some of the recent trends in 21st-century speculative fiction, including indigenous futurism, environmental sf, the New Weird, and urban fantasy. Our thematic through line for the course will be the representation of "the body" in our texts. Through in-class close reading and other forms of textual analysis, we will also examine how race, class, and gender factor into the bodies of our texts.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
In the course of our chronological journey through our texts, we'll cover major artistic periods, key subgenres, critical terminology, and the relevant historical and material context (such as the influence of fandom during the pulp period) for our texts. This context will be provided in a written set of study notes for each week.AUTHORS
We'll cover major authors important to the development of Anglophone fantasy and science fiction literature, including Mary Shelley, George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Nalo Hopkinson, and Lidia Yuknavitch. We'll also read short works by H. P. Lovecraft, W. E. B. Du Bois, C. L. Moore, Robert A. Heinlein, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, James TIptree, Jr., Pat Cadigan, Neil Gaiman, China Miéville, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Ted Chiang.CRITICISM & THEORY
The course will introduce you to theoretical approaches that will give you the framework necessary to think critically about the works you are reading. We will cover basic genre theory and terminology. This theory and criticism will be provided in our weekly lectures and study notes.SF&F IN OTHER MEDIUMS / STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
While our main focus will be on written texts, we'll have a chance to discuss how sf&f manifest in other mediums (television, film, comics, music) through our weekly student presentations. You and a partner will be asked to prepare a 15- to 20-minute presentation on a work of your choice in a medium of your choice. - Who Should Take This Class?:
- Those interested in 19th/20th/21st-century fiction; genre fiction and its theory and history; literary theory related to race, class, and gender; or representations of the body in fiction will most likely find this course useful.
No prior knowledge of genre fiction or literary theory is required. The theory will be provided in lectures, and the historical context for our texts will be provided as a separate document.
Extensive paper-writing experience is not required; the two peer critique workshops and my feedback will guide you through the paper-writing process.
- Grading:
- 10% Attendance
10% Participation
10% Presentation
10% Quizzes
15% Written homework
20% Paper 1. This paper should be 4 to 5 pages in length, double-spaced, 12-pt font
25% Paper 2. This paper should be 6 to 7 pages in length, double-spaced, 12-pt font - Class Format:
- We'll meet in-person twice a week on the East Bank campus on Mondays and Wednesdays. Most of our class sessions will involve lecture, class discussion, and close reading of specific passages. Toward the conclusion of the course, some class time will be taken up by student presentations and peer critique workshops.
- Workload:
- This course has a heavy reading load, a medium writing load, and a light amount of group work. Our novels are listed below. You will also be asked to purchase a book of essays and two anthologies of short stories. Note that this list does not include the short stories or essays we will read.
1. Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus. Mary Shelley.
2. 1984. George Orwell.3. The Handmaid's Tale. Margaret Atwood.
4. Midnight Robber. Nalo Hopkinson.
5. The Book of Joan. Lidia Yuknavitch. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54446/1193
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 December 2017
Fall 2018 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (19901)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankAkerman Hall 215
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (28 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mccar757+ENGL3022+Fall2018
- Class Description:
- This course examines the emergence of modern science fiction, with a heavy emphasis on the word "science," insofar as the genre responds to the history and philosophy of science. A key theme to this class will be "Enlightened Automata," a term coined by science historian Simon Schaffer to denote the amazingly lifelike 18th-century clockwork precursors to the modern android. These automata were spectacles created for a paying audience - of course - but, as Schaffer argues, they were also profound philosophical investigations into the nature of our scientific knowledge about the material world and projections of an idealized social order. As a genre, SF is uniquely qualified to speak to the machinic quality of modern life, made possible by a scientific spirit - inherited from Enlightenment-era discourses - that collects, parses, measures, maps, divides, classifies, categorizes, defines, rationalizes, and instrumentalizes, ostensibly according to rigid formal procedures (what's come to be called "the scientific method"). These procedures are at once preconditions for modern scientific knowledge and technological innovation, and used in part to facilitate the increasing mechanization, automation (and now computation) under capitalism. Almost by definition, SF captures the machine in terms of content; in this course, we will also examine the ways that SF might also capture it in terms of form, as these texts mimic, borrow from, and highlight (and often critique, at least by implication) the conventions, methodologies, and in some cases the rhetorical style of the scientific tradition. In other words, to what degree can we read these fictions themselves as "Enlightened Automata"? Possible primary texts include: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein; Karel Čapek, R.U.R.; Adolfo Bioy Casares, The Invention of Morel; Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep; Isaac Asimov, I, Robot; Kurt Vonnegut, Piano Player; Stanislaw Lem, The Cyberiad; John Sladek, Tik-Tok; Marge Pierce, He, She, and It. Ted Chiang, The Lifecycle of Software Objects; Metropolis; Blade Runner; Ex Machina.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19901/1189
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 April 2016
Fall 2018 | ENGL 3022 Section 002: Science Fiction and Fantasy (33473)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018Thu 05:30PM - 08:00PMUMTC, East BankFord Hall 127
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (25 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?joh12032+ENGL3022+Fall2018
- Class Description:
- This course examines a variety of texts within the genres of science fiction and fantasy through a number of critical lenses. We will seek to define the genres of sci fi and fantasy as well as explore the relevance of these texts to our contemporary society. The book list for this course is still being finalized but we will be privileging works by female and queer authors and authors of color.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Anyone interested in works of sci fi and fantasy who wishes to read and learn more! There will be a lot of reading for this class so keep that in mind and be prepared!
- Exam Format:
- No exam given for this class. There WILL be a final paper that counts for a large portion of your final grade, however.
- Workload:
- 100-200 pages of reading a week (I strive to keep it closer to 100 but may not always), weekly Canvas posts, several short papers throughout semester, one presentation and one final paper.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33473/1189
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 16 April 2018
Spring 2018 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (51262)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 203
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (30 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jodel002+ENGL3022+Spring2018
- Class Description:
- This survey course will provide an overview of Anglophone fantasy and science fiction literature, beginning with an examination of Victorian sf & fantasy and concluding with some of the recent trends in 21st-century speculative fiction, including indigenous futurism, environmental sf, the New Weird, and urban fantasy. Our thematic through line for the course will be the representation of "the body" in our texts. Through in-class close reading and other forms of textual analysis, we will also examine how race, class, and gender factor into the bodies of our texts.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
In the course of our chronological journey through our texts, we'll cover major artistic periods, key subgenres, critical terminology, and the relevant historical and material context (such as the influence of fandom during the pulp period) for our texts. This context will be provided in a written set of study notes for each week.AUTHORS
We'll cover major authors important to the development of Anglophone fantasy and science fiction literature, including Mary Shelley, George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Nalo Hopkinson, and Lidia Yuknavitch. We'll also read short works by H. P. Lovecraft, W. E. B. Du Bois, C. L. Moore, Robert A. Heinlein, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, James TIptree, Jr., Pat Cadigan, Neil Gaiman, China Miéville, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Ted Chiang.CRITICISM & THEORY
The course will introduce you to theoretical approaches that will give you the framework necessary to think critically about the works you are reading. We will cover basic genre theory and terminology. This theory and criticism will be provided in our weekly lectures and study notes.SF&F IN OTHER MEDIUMS / STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
While our main focus will be on written texts, we'll have a chance to discuss how sf&f manifest in other mediums (television, film, comics, music) through our weekly student presentations. You and a partner will be asked to prepare a 15- to 20-minute presentation on a work of your choice in a medium of your choice. - Who Should Take This Class?:
- Those interested in 19th/20th/21st-century fiction; genre fiction and its theory and history; literary theory related to race, class, and gender; or representations of the body in fiction will most likely find this course useful.
No prior knowledge of genre fiction or literary theory is required. The theory will be provided in lectures, and the historical context for our texts will be provided as a separate document.
Extensive paper-writing experience is not required; the two peer critique workshops and my feedback will guide you through the paper-writing process.
- Grading:
- 10% Attendance
10% Participation
10% Presentation
10% Quizzes
15% Written homework
20% Paper 1. This paper should be 4 to 5 pages in length, double-spaced, 12-pt font
25% Paper 2. This paper should be 6 to 7 pages in length, double-spaced, 12-pt font - Class Format:
- We'll meet in-person twice a week on the East Bank campus on Mondays and Wednesdays. Most of our class sessions will involve lecture, class discussion, and close reading of specific passages. Toward the conclusion of the course, some class time will be taken up by student presentations and peer critique workshops.
- Workload:
- This course has a heavy reading load, a medium writing load, and a light amount of group work. Our novels are listed below. You will also be asked to purchase a book of essays and two anthologies of short stories. Note that this list does not include the short stories or essays we will read.
1. Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus. Mary Shelley.
2. 1984. George Orwell.3. The Handmaid's Tale. Margaret Atwood.
4. Midnight Robber. Nalo Hopkinson.
5. The Book of Joan. Lidia Yuknavitch. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51262/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 December 2017
Spring 2018 | ENGL 3022 Section 301: Science Fiction and Fantasy (51286)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing EducationOnline Course
- Times and Locations:
- ODL Open Enrl Reg Acad Session01/16/2018 - 05/04/201812:00AM - 12:00AMOff CampusVirtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (27 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy will introduce students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Questions may include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? What does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Class Notes:
- After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission. Historical development focusing on major authors including Isaac Asimov, C.S. Lewis, Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin, and others. Major ideas and theories including Freud's idea of the uncanny, Todorov's theory of the fantastic, and recent trends of the cyberpunk and interstitial arts movement.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51286/1183
Fall 2017 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (16985)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankCooke Hall 206
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?popie007+ENGL3022+Fall2017
- Class Description:
- This section will have an explicit social justice theme; we will focus on alternative realities and social optimization.This course will reconsider the genres of science fiction and fantasy as some of the most vital for exploring what it means to be "human." Often dismissed as escapist, science fiction and fantasy actually offer endless opportunities to critique and reimagine human culture and experience.We'll be reading diverse writers, focusing our inquiry particularly on those whose work is often marginalized, including women and people of color. The reading will proceed chronologically, and our main texts will start with classic works by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Alduous Huxley, and move through more contemporary works by authors such as Ursula K LeGuin, Margaret Atwood, Tracy K Smith, and Octavia E Butler.The course will be multi-generic: while we will focus mostly on novels, we will also read short stories, a book of poems, and watch television programs and films in class. Student input will help shape select reading choices for the course.Graded coursework will comprise both essays and quizzes, and the class will culminate in a creative project (including a presentation) of the students' devising.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16985/1179
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 May 2017
Fall 2017 | ENGL 3022 Section 002: Science Fiction and Fantasy (17483)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017Wed 05:30PM - 08:00PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 215
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jodel002+ENGL3022+Fall2017
- Class Description:
- This course will provide an overview of Anglophone fantasy and science fiction literature, beginning with an examination of Victorian sf & fantasy and concluding with some of the recent trends in 21st-century speculative fiction, including indigenous futurism, environmental sf, the New Weird, and urban fantasy. Our thematic through line for the course will be the question of how power is represented in our texts, from the power of the king in fantasy to the power of biopolitics in science fiction. Our analyses will consider how our texts make implicit arguments as to how power is exercised through language, the body, tools, the state, and the perception of reality. Through in-class close reading and other forms of textual analysis, we will also examine how race, class, and gender factor into these arguments.
While our primary focus will be Anglophone sf&f, we'll discuss non-Anglophone traditions in our unit on Harmony by Project Itoh.
HISTORICAL AND MATERIAL CONTEXT
In the course of our chronological journey through our texts, we'll cover major artistic periods, key subgenres, critical terminology, and the relevant historical and material context (such as the influence of fandom and marketing techniques) for our texts. Much of this context will be provided in a written set of study notes for each week.AUTHORS
We'll cover major authors important to the development of Anglophone fantasy and science fiction literature, including Mary Shelley, Lewis Carroll, George Orwell, Philip K. Dick, Margaret Atwood, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Neil Gaiman. We'll also read short works by H. G. Wells, H. P. Lovecraft, W. E. B. Du Bois, C. L. Moore, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Joanna Russ, Marge Piercy, William Gibson, China Miéville, Paolo Bacigalupi, and Ted Chiang.CRITICISM & THEORY
The course will introduce you to theoretical approaches that will give you the framework necessary to think critically about the works you are reading. We will cover basic genre theory and terminology, as well as two models of power discussed in the work of Michel Foucault. This theory and criticism will be provided in our weekly lectures.SF&F IN OTHER MEDIUMS / STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
While our main focus will be on written texts, we'll have a chance to discuss how sf&f manifest in other mediums through our weekly student presentations. You will be asked to prepare a 15-minute presentation on a work of your choice in a medium of your choice; your presentation should examine how some form of power (as discussed in class) is represented in that work. Acceptable mediums include, but are not limited to, comics, graphic novels, music videos or lyrics, film, video games, television, advertisements, and fan fiction. This presentation may be given individually or as part of a small group, depending on your preference. This assignment is not meant to be labor- or time-intensive and does not require outside research. We'll use these presentations to break up our three-hour class sessions, have a little fun, and share thoughtful commentary on a relevant work that (ideally) has personal significance for the presenter.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Those interested in 19th/20th/21st-century fiction; genre fiction and its theory and history; literary theory related to race, class, and gender; or the thematics of power will most likely find this course useful.
No prior knowledge of genre fiction or literary theory is required. The theory will be provided in lectures, and the historical context for our texts will be provided as a separate document.
Extensive paper-writing experience is not required; the two peer critique workshops and my feedback will guide you through the paper-writing process.
- Grading:
10% Attendance
10% Participation (class discussion, two peer critique workshops, in-class writing and reading comprehension assignments)10% Presentation (one 15-minute presentation on a work in a medium of your choice; group grade: 5%; individual grade: 5%; or 10% if presented individually)
10% Quizzes (four multiple-choice quizzes on reading comprehension, literary terminology, and critical approaches)15% Written homework (5% each x 3) (three short-answer homework assignments)
5% Paper Proposals (two 1-page paper proposals, double-spaced); Presentation Proposal (1 page, double-spaced)15% Paper 1. This paper should be 3 to 4 pages in length, double-spaced, 12-pt font
25% Paper 2. This paper should be 4 to 5 pages in length, double-spaced, 12-pt font- Exam Format:
- Final paper instead of final exam.
- Class Format:
- We'll meet in-person once a week on Wednesdays for approx. three hours on the East Bank campus. We'll take a 15-minute break in the middle of each class session. Most of our class sessions will involve lecture, class discussion, and close reading of specific passages. Toward the conclusion of the course, some class time will be taken up by student presentations, peer critique workshops, and in-class conferences regarding the two papers.
- Workload:
- This course involves a substantial reading load, a moderate amount of writing, and minimal group work.
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Required Texts
The texts below are available at the bookstore or through online booksellers, such as Amazon.com.
1. Frankenstein, or, the Modern Prometheus. Mary Shelley. (available for free on Project Gutenberg)2. 1984. George Orwell.
3. The Man in the High Castle. Philip K. Dick.
4. The Handmaid's Tale. Margaret Atwood.
5. A Wizard of Earthsea. Ursula K. Le Guin.
6. Harmony. Project Itoh.
7. The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes. Neil Gaiman (graphic novel).
8. The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection. Eds. Jeff and Ann Vandermeer (anthology of short stories).
9. The Secret History of Fantasy. Ed. Peter S. Beagle (anthology of short stories and essays).
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17483/1179
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 18 April 2017
Spring 2017 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (51956)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 203
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?craig026+ENGL3022+Spring2017
- Class Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy introduces students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Major questions will include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? How does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51956/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 October 2015
Spring 2017 | ENGL 3022 Section A94: Science Fiction and Fantasy (51985)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Online & Distance Lrng (ODL)
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing EducationOnline Course
- Times and Locations:
- ODL Open Enrl Reg Acad Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/201712:00AM - 12:00AMOff Campus
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission. Historical development focusing on major authors including Isaac Asimov, C.S. Lewis, Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin, and others. Major ideas and theories including Freud's idea of the uncanny, Todorov's theory of the fantastic, and recent trends of the cyberpunk and interstitial arts movement.
- Class Description:
- This course will provide an overview of fantasy and science fiction literature, beginning with an examination of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 and concluding with some of the recent trends in these categories. We will cover major works and authors that are important in the development of fantasy and science fiction literature, including works by by Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, George Orwell, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Ursula K. Le Guin, and J. K. Rowling. We will also read short works by H. P. Lovecraft, W. E. B. Du Bois, Octavia Butler, William Gibson, and Ted Chiang, among others. The course will also introduce theoretical approaches that will give you the framework necessary to think critically about the works you are reading.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51985/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 20 December 2016
Fall 2016 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (17510)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2016 - 10/02/2016Wed 06:20PM - 08:50PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 21510/03/2016 - 10/07/2016Wed 06:20PM - 08:50PMUMTC, East BankMechanical Engineering 1810/07/2016 - 12/14/2016Wed 06:20PM - 08:50PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 215
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?spidahl+ENGL3022+Fall2016
- Class Description:
- In this course we will read post-apocalyptic works of fiction from the 1970s through today.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17510/1169
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 14 April 2016
Fall 2016 | ENGL 3022 Section 002: Science Fiction and Fantasy (18346)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankWulling Hall 240
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?andre639+ENGL3022+Fall2016
- Class Description:
- This course examines the emergence of modern science fiction, with a heavy emphasis on the word "science," insofar as the genre responds to the history and philosophy of science. A key theme to this class will be "Enlightened Automata," a term coined by science historian Simon Schaffer to denote the amazingly lifelike 18th-century clockwork precursors to the modern android. These automata were spectacles created for a paying audience - of course - but, as Schaffer argues, they were also profound philosophical investigations into the nature of our scientific knowledge about the material world and projections of an idealized social order. As a genre, SF is uniquely qualified to speak to the machinic quality of modern life, made possible by a scientific spirit - inherited from Enlightenment-era discourses - that collects, parses, measures, maps, divides, classifies, categorizes, defines, rationalizes, and instrumentalizes, ostensibly according to rigid formal procedures (what's come to be called "the scientific method"). These procedures are at once preconditions for modern scientific knowledge and technological innovation, and used in part to facilitate the increasing mechanization, automation (and now computation) under capitalism. Almost by definition, SF captures the machine in terms of content; in this course, we will also examine the ways that SF might also capture it in terms of form, as these texts mimic, borrow from, and highlight (and often critique, at least by implication) the conventions, methodologies, and in some cases the rhetorical style of the scientific tradition. In other words, to what degree can we read these fictions themselves as "Enlightened Automata"? Possible primary texts include: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein; Karel Čapek, R.U.R.; Adolfo Bioy Casares, The Invention of Morel; Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep; Isaac Asimov, I, Robot; Kurt Vonnegut, Piano Player; Stanislaw Lem, The Cyberiad; John Sladek, Tik-Tok; Marge Pierce, He, She, and It. Ted Chiang, The Lifecycle of Software Objects; Metropolis; Blade Runner; Ex Machina.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18346/1169
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 April 2016
Spring 2016 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (57687)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016Thu 05:00PM - 07:30PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 325
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?craig026+ENGL3022+Spring2016
- Class Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy introduces students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Major questions will include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? How does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57687/1163
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 October 2015
Spring 2016 | ENGL 3022 Section A94: Science Fiction and Fantasy (57786)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Online & Distance Lrng (ODL)
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing EducationOnline Course
- Times and Locations:
- ODL Open Enrl Reg Acad Session01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016Off Campus
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission. Historical development focusing on major authors including Isaac Asimov, C.S. Lewis, Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin, and others. Major ideas and theories including Freud's idea of the uncanny, Todorov's theory of the fantastic, and recent trends of the cyberpunk and interstitial arts movement.
- Class Description:
- Science Fiction and Fantasy introduces students to the study of classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy literature. Using literary techniques, students will explore the alternate realities, characters, cultures, genders, races, ecologies, politics, settings, and technologies of science fiction and fantasy primarily through reading novels and stories. Major questions will include: What does speculation about the future tell us about our present and past? How does the unreal reveal about our real lives? To what extent does science fiction function as both escapist fantasy and prophetic reality?
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57786/1163
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 October 2015
Fall 2015 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (24121)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015Wed 06:20PM - 08:50PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 217
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tayl0861+ENGL3022+Fall2015
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/24121/1159
Fall 2015 | ENGL 3022 Section 002: Science Fiction and Fantasy (34622)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankAmundson Hall 120
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?squir080+ENGL3022+Fall2015
- Class Description:
This course will reconsider the genres sci fi and fantasy as some of the most vital for exploring what it means to be "human." Often dismissed as escapist, science fiction and fantasy actually offer endless opportunities to critique and reimagine human culture and experience. We'll be reading diverse writers, including Shelley, Le Guin, Butler, Rowling, etc. We will also read a few short stories and explore films and TV series in both genres. Student input will help shape select reading choices for the course. Creativity and imagination will be requisite for essays as well as projects.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34622/1159
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 29 April 2015
Spring 2015 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (58811)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015Mon 04:40PM - 07:40PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 217
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58811/1153
Spring 2015 | ENGL 3022 Section A94: Science Fiction and Fantasy (58928)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Online & Distance Lrng (ODL)
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing Education
- Times and Locations:
- ODL Open Enrl Reg Acad Session01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015Off Campus
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission. Historical development focusing on major authors including Isaac Asimov, C.S. Lewis, Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin, and others. Major ideas and theories including Freud's idea of the uncanny, Todorov's theory of the fantastic, and recent trends of the cyberpunk and interstitial arts movement.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58928/1153
Fall 2014 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (26352)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014Mon 06:20PM - 08:50PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 215
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/26352/1149
Spring 2014 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (64583)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014Mon 06:20PM - 08:50PMUMTC, East BankAkerman Hall 313
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Description:
- This course will reconsider the genres sci fi and fantasy as some of the most vital for exploring what it means to be "human." Often dismissed as escapist, science fiction and fantasy actually offer endless opportunities to critique and reimagine human culture and experience. We'll be reading diverse writers, including Shelley, Le Guin, Butler, Rowling, etc. We will also read a few short stories, an extended Lewis Carroll poem or two, and explore films and TV series in both genres. Student input will help shape select reading choices for the course. Creativity and imagination will be requisite for essays as well as projects.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64583/1143
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 22 October 2013
Spring 2014 | ENGL 3022 Section A94: Science Fiction and Fantasy (64816)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Online & Distance Lrng (ODL)
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing Education
- Times and Locations:
- ODL Open Enrl Reg Acad Session01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014Off Campus
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission. Historical development focusing on major authors including Isaac Asimov, C.S. Lewis, Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin, and others. Major ideas and theories including Freud's idea of the uncanny, Todorov's theory of the fantastic, and recent trends of the cyberpunk and interstitial arts movement.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64816/1143
Fall 2013 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (34835)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013Wed, Fri 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankAmundson Hall 124
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34835/1139
Spring 2013 | ENGL 3022 Section 001: Science Fiction and Fantasy (66415)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Mon, Wed, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 203
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Description:
- At their core, Science Fiction (also called "speculative fiction") and Fantasy are literatures of possibility. Novelist and critic Samuel Delany has famously called such works "literature in the subjunctive mood." What this means is that work of Science Fiction and Fantasy have a vested interest in asking "What if?" and in laying out (and often raising) the stakes of this kind of questioning. This course will address major topics and trends within Science Fiction and Fantasy; although the course will strongly emphasize literature, there will be space made for film and other media. Making a hard and fast distinction between Science Fiction and Fantasy is, at best, an uncertain proposition; neither Science Fiction nor Fantasy, like any other complex cultural phenomenon, is just one thing, it is many things. We will have a chance to explore this difficulty of definition (among an array of other topics) as we improve our understanding of the major patterns and concerns that allow for the thinking of genre (and these genres in particular) in the first place. As an exhaustive survey of Science Fiction and Fantasy is impossible, we will limit ourselves to a provocative sampling. We will engage with a variety of texts, ranging from the highly canonical and traditional to the contemporary and experimental (authors such as: Dick, Asimov, Bester, Shelley, Lovecraft, Gaiman, Bradbury, Verne, Gibson, Ballard, Delany, Stephenson, Wells, Atwood, Heinlein, Le Guin, to name but a handful of likely figures). Given the scope of the field, the course is likely to be arranged thematically rather than chronologically. You can reasonably expect to read some "weird" texts, some weirder than others. By weird, I mean, of course, awesome.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66415/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 2 November 2012
Spring 2013 | ENGL 3022 Section A94: Science Fiction and Fantasy (66899)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Term Based Dist EducTelecom
- Class Attributes:
- College of Continuing EducationDelivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- ODL Open Enrl Reg Acad Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013CCE-Independent and Dist Lrng
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Variety of science fiction/fantasy authors, such as Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman.
- Class Notes:
- After 11:59 PM Friday of the first week of the term, registration is closed and requires instructor permission. Historical development focusing on major authors including Isaac Asimov, C.S. Lewis, Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guin, and others. Major ideas and theories including Freud's idea of the uncanny, Todorov's theory of the fantastic, and recent trends of the cyberpunk and interstitial arts movement.
- Class Description:
- This is a fully online section offered through Online and Distance Learning (ODL), College of Continuing Education. VIsit "CIass URL" for ODL policies, including fee and financial aid restrictions. This course will provide an overview of fantasy and science fiction literature, beginning with an examination of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and ending with some of the recent trends in these categories. We will cover the major works and authors that are important in the development of fantasy and science fiction literature. The course will also introduce theoretical approaches that will give you the framework necessary to think critically about the works you are reading.
- Grading:
- Other Grading Information: See attached syllabus
- Class Format:
- Online
- Workload:
- Other Workload: See attached syllabus
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66899/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 January 2013
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