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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 Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, East Bank
Ford 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 Education
Online Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
12:00AM - 12:00AM
Off Campus
Virtual 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

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