EN 323 - Science Fiction

Institution:

Wagner College

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One unit. We will study science fi ction from the nineteenth century to the present. Science fi ction as social critique will be a focal point of the course. Issues that science fi ction works address include crises of self-defi nition, the interplay between technologies and the humans who create and use them, the fear, anticipation and acceptance/ rejection of the alien, the future of society's institutions (from government to religion) and the links between progress, humanity and the natural environment. Reading for the course may include works by H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Ursula K. Le Guin, Nicola Griffi th, Octavia Butler and Orson Scott Card. There will also be signifi cant critical reading in this course. Prerequisite: EN 212 or permission of instructor. Offered spring semesters of odd years.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wagner.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 390-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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