AS 220.168 - Memory, Consciousness, and Narrative: Writing the Human in Science Fiction

Institution:

Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

The course will explore how we convey the complexities of the human experience against the landscape of alien worlds and nonlinear time. Special topics will include the dependence of the "soul" on the physical form, sexuality vs. identity, and reality vs. memory in the fragmented narrative. Readings will include works by Stanislaw Lem, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, Ursula K. Le Guin, James Tiptree, Jr., and Philip K. Dick.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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