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Jan 02, 2025
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HU 424 - Science Fiction3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
The goal of this course is to, through various theoretical approaches, teach students the necessary analytical skills required to read below the surface of a text. By learning to semiotically read cyberpunk texts the students will be able to apply their knowledge to any form of literature. Using short fiction alongside novels and some cyber-text (i.e. fan fiction), we can see how the different forms inform one another and also analyze each form’s shortcomings and strengths with regard to the subject matter. (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify key components and literary terms
- Examine and understand how literature reflects current political, social, religious, and economic climates
- Analyze and synthesize works in longer papers
- Examine and understand how literature reflects current political, social, religious, and economic climates
- Understand the interplay between various genres and mediums and how a work is necessarily altered or transformed during the process of translation
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
- Introduction to Science Fiction, its history and its importance in literature (1 class)
- Introduction to literary theory, approaches to reading and interpretation (1 class)
- Short stories (4 classes)
- Novels (12 classes)
- Internet/Movie (1 class)
- Mid-term (1 class)
Coordinator
Jennifer Farrell
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