Comparative Literature 133 - Intro to Science Fiction
Fall
2019
01
4.00
Elena Igartuburu Garcia
TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
UMass Amherst
35705
Noah Webster House room 104
eigartuburug@umass.edu
This course introduces twentieth-century science fiction through reading American, European and Japanese novels and stories, examining SF in social, critical and literary contexts, and its sites of production and consumption. (Gen.Ed. AL, DU)
Open to Science & Culture RAP students in Dickinson Hall. COMP-LIT 133-01
See http://www.umass.edu/rap/science-culture-rap
Science fiction has become one of the most popular genres in contemporary culture in the United States and around the world. Also, science fiction is a genre of the contemporary moment. It is a phrase that first appears in 1851 but that does not become popular until its introduction into pulp magazines in the 1920s. It is also a genre whose stories often respond to issues and problems in the present moment. We will work to understand these works in their historical contexts, while also attempting to understand their relevance to our present day. In order to understand the scope of this genre, we are going to read and watch a series of short stories, plays, films, television shows, comic books, and novels.
This class is discussion-based. You will be expected to participate, both in person and on line, and to work in small groups throughout the semester. For this reason, one of our main goals will be to create a learning community that allows for free and open conversation and thought. You will all be encouraged to share your thoughts, feelings, and ideas, demonstrating that you are a good listener and classmate.
See http://www.umass.edu/rap/science-culture-rap
Science fiction has become one of the most popular genres in contemporary culture in the United States and around the world. Also, science fiction is a genre of the contemporary moment. It is a phrase that first appears in 1851 but that does not become popular until its introduction into pulp magazines in the 1920s. It is also a genre whose stories often respond to issues and problems in the present moment. We will work to understand these works in their historical contexts, while also attempting to understand their relevance to our present day. In order to understand the scope of this genre, we are going to read and watch a series of short stories, plays, films, television shows, comic books, and novels.
This class is discussion-based. You will be expected to participate, both in person and on line, and to work in small groups throughout the semester. For this reason, one of our main goals will be to create a learning community that allows for free and open conversation and thought. You will all be encouraged to share your thoughts, feelings, and ideas, demonstrating that you are a good listener and classmate.