Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HU 424 - Science Fiction

3 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
  • None 

Course Topics
  • Introduction to science fiction, its history and its importance in literature
  • Introduction to literary theory, approaches to reading and interpretation
  • Short stories
  • Novels
  • Internet/movie
  • Mid-term

Coordinator
Dr. Jennifer Farrell



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