STS 2131

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STS 2131
Science Fiction

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

Science fiction, as Fredric Jameson put it, is "the only kind of literature that can reach back and colonize reality." Today more than ever, when science and technology have penetrated everyday life in ways that would have seemed impossible only a few decades ago, it has become apparent that science fiction is not merely a literary genre but a whole way of being, thinking, and acting in the modern world. The course explores classic and contemporary science fiction from Frankenstein to The Hunger Games alongside a rich array of fiction, films, and new media from Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Our discussions will position these works vis-à-vis seminal thinkers, ranging from Plato to Descartes and Donna Haraway to Paul Crutzen, who ask the same questions as science fiction does about ourselves, our world, and our future.

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (CA-AS)

Comments A University Course.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2131, COML 2035, ENGL 2035

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9799 STS 2131   LEC 001

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  •  9800 STS 2131   DIS 201

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  •  9801 STS 2131   DIS 202

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  •  9802 STS 2131   DIS 203

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  •  9803 STS 2131   DIS 204

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