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ENGL215

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Reading Science Fiction and Fantasy

English Sch of Arts and Sciences

Status

Active

Subject code

ENGL

Course Number

215

Department(s)

Description

Analysis of selected works of science fiction and fantasy. Possible authors included in the course range from Edgar Allan Poe and Jules Verne to Philip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison and Ursula K. LeGuin to writers not typically identified with the genre. Students will consider a variety of interpretive frameworks (formal, psychological, feminist and others)through which literary sci-fi and fantasy are frequently read. Texts will include short stories, novels and film. Offered annually.

Course Attributes

IF-Written Communication (IFWC), AI-Literary & Textual Analysis (AILT)

Min

1

Max

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