ENGL 321 - Science Fiction as Social Critique: Identity, Ideology, Genre Semester Offered: Second Semester Full Course Credits: 4 Credits Attribute: 4 HU, WINT, CD
New course added 10.14.15.
In what ways is science fiction’s social critique reliant on features unique to the genre, such as scientific advancements, cognitive estrangement, and subjunctivity? Or is “science fiction thinking” (Brooks Landon’s term) simply a product of the dominant values shared within the community of sf readers and writers? This course will read sf with an eye to engaging Carl Freedman’s argument that “critical theory and science fiction [are] each a version of the other.” We’ll identify the ways sf explores the same questions and problems as critical theory, especially feminism, queer & gender theory, ecocriticism, Marxism, and ideology critique. American, Post-1900. Enrollment Limit: 20 Instructor: J. Kuskey Prerequisites & Notes For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section, “Advanced Courses.”
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