CRWR 272 - Speculative Fiction

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, WINT

The course will explore various traditions within the mode of the speculative and the fantastic, including: Western science fiction, magical realism, Afrofuturism, fairy tales, slipstream, and visionary fiction. As craftspeople working to hone our skills, we will examine the concepts of escapism, world-building, cognitive estrangement and the grotesque in our readings and imaginative practice. Class requires intensive creative output but is NOT primarly a workshop. Possible readings: Samuel Delany, Octavia Butler, Nalo Hopkinson, Stephen Graham Jones, Ken Liu, Sofia Samatar, Helen Oyeyemi, and Ted Chiang.

Enrollment Limit: 20
Instructor: A. Chung