English 208 - SCIENCE FIC? SPECULATIVE FIC?

This course offers a chance to read and think about works of science fiction and fantasy, considering the forms they take, the conventions they play with, and issues they address. We read novels and stories by H.G. Wells, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia Butler, Maureen McHugh, Ian McLeod, Ted Chiang, Andrea Hairston and others. Several films, including Pan's Labyrinth. Prerequisite: one college-level literature course or permission of the instructor. Recommended for nonmajors. {L}