Comparative Literature 133 - Intro to Science Fiction

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 first-year Science & Culture RAP students in Dickinson Hall. Students in Science & Culture RAP in Dickinson Hall will enroll together in "Intro to Science Fiction" (Comparative Literature 133). Science fiction is now one of the most popular genres in contemporary culture in the United States and around the world. In order to understand the scope of this genre, students will read and watch a series of short stories, films, and novels together with critical articles and theoretical texts. In this project- and discussion-based course, we will work to understand these works in their historical and geographical contexts, while also attempting to understand their relevance to our present day.

See https://www.umass.edu/rap/science-culture-rap