Foundations of Science Fiction

3 credits · Undergraduate

Various origins have been offered for science fiction: from classical Greek texts, to Gulliver's Travels, to Frankenstein, to twentieth-century pulp publications. This course will read science fiction from these various origins through to the so-called Golden Age of Science Fiction in the 1950s. Authors could include Mary Shelley, H.G. Wells, and Hugo Gernsback. PREREQUISITES: Completion of 6.0 credit hours at the 1000 level in ENGL, CRWR, KING or PERF EXCLUSIONS: ENGL 2233.06 FORMATS: Lecture