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1
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Sept. 6
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The Meaning and Origins of
Science Fiction: Culture, Art, and Concepts of Time
and Space
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2
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Sept. 13
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The Frankenstein
Syndrome: Pre- to Post-Enlightenment Science and Science Fiction
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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Mary Shelley,
Frankenstein
(1831 ed.)
Introduction to Critical Reading and Effective Note-Taking
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3
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Sept. 20
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The Shadow of Reason: Gothic, Romanticism, and the
Mad Scientist
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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Mary Shelley,
Frankenstein (1831
ed.)
Approaches to Literary Analysis: Literary Devices
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4
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Sept. 27
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The
Romance of Science: SF and the Industrial Revolution
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5
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Oct. 4
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Degeneration and Devolution: Fin
de Siecle Visions of Nature, Science, and Society
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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H. G. Wells, The Time Machine
(1895)
Grammar Basics
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6
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Oct. 11
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Fall Reading Week: No Classes
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7
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Oct. 18
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Utopian
Visions
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Reading
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Tutorial:
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Charlotte
Perkins Gilman, Herland (1915)
First Term Short Essay PEER REVIEW
Bring draft of essay to tutorial
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8
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Oct.
25
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Dystopian Visions
Reading:
Tutorial:
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E. M. Forster, "The Machine
Stops" (1909)
Syntax and Punctuation
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First
Term Short Essay DUE
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9
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Nov. 1
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Utopian
and/or Dystopian Visions: Eugenics
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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Aldous
Huxley, Brave
New World (1932)
Approaches to Comparative Essays
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10
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Nov. 8
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Robots,
Androids, and Artificial People
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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Lester
del Rey, "Helen O'Loy" (1938)
Isaac Asimov,
"Robbie" (1940)
How to Support a Thesis
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11
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Nov. 15
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The Pulp Era: The Golden Age of Science Fiction
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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Stanley G.
Weinbaum, "A Martian Odyssey" (1934)
Tom Godwin,
"The Cold Equations" (1954)
Writing the Rough Draft
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12
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Nov. 22
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The Atomic Age I: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Screening:
Tutorial:
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The Day the Earth Stood
Still (1951)
First Term Long Essay PEER REVIEW
Bring draft of essay to tutorial
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13
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Nov. 29
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The Atomic Age II
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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Judith Merril, "That Only a Mother " (1948)
Verb Forms
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First Term Long Essay DUE
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1
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Jan. 3
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Armageddon Now: Apocalypse and Eschatology in SF
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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Walter M. Miller, Jr., A Canticle
for Leibowitz (1959)
Scholarly Sources: What Are They and What Are They For?
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2
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Jan. 10
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The Ghost in the Machine: Computers and AI
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Viewing:
Tutorial:
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2001:
A Space Odyssey (1968) - view prior to lecture
Finding Scholarly Sources
Group Presentation
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3
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Jan. 17
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Hard
Science, Soft People I
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Screening:
Tutorial:
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Gattaca (1997)
Group Presentation
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4
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Jan 24
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Hard Science, Soft People II
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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Daniel M. Keyes, "Flowers for Algernon" (1959)
How to Read Scholarly Sources
Group Presentation
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5
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Jan. 31
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Pale Blue Dot: Ecology and the Environment in Science Fiction
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6
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Feb. 7
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Other Worlds, Other Gods: SF and Religion
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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James Blish, A Case of Conscience (1958)
Style and the Basics of Good Prose
Group Presentation
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7
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Feb. 14
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Aliens and Alienation in Science Fiction
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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H. P. Lovecraft, "The Colour out of Space" (1927)
Murray Leinster, "First Contact" (1945)
Group Presentation
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8
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Feb. 21
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Reading Week: No Classes
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9
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Feb. 28
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Frankenstein's
Daughters: Feminist Science Fiction
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
Grammar and Sentence Logic
Group Presentation
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Submission of Scholarly Source for
Approval DUE
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10
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Mar. 7
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Cyberpunk and Posthuman I
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Screening:
Tutorial:
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Blade Runner (The Final Cut, 1982)
Group Presentation
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11
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Mar.
14
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Cyberpunk and Posthuman II
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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William Gibson, Johnny Mnemonic" (1981)
Neal Stephenson, "Spew" (1993)
Second Term Research Essay PEER REVIEW
Group Presentation
Bring draft of essay to tutorial
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12
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Mar. 21
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Relativity
and Conflict through Time and Space: Einsteinian Physics and War in
Science Fiction
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Reading:
Tutorial:
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Joe Haldeman,
The Forever War
(1974)
How to Prepare for and Write an Exam
Group Presentation
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Second Term Research Essay DUE
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13
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Mar. 28
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The Science
Fiction Culture: Year-End Review and Reflections
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