Science Fiction

3 Units

Science fiction is an art forms dedicated to creating imaginary worlds, and to exploring the possibilities of human transformation and deformation. Critical questions will include the ethics of new technology, the relation between real and imagined worlds, the transformations of faith and belief, the ethics of otherness, and the status of science fiction as the contemporary literature of prophecy. Authors include H.G. Wells, H.P Lovecraft, Mervyn Peake, Philip K. Dick, Octavia Butler, and Cixin Liu. Written work will consist of two short papers, one revision, and one longer paper. Counts as a Communication Intensive course. Counts as a Moral & Ethical Reasoning course.