ENGL 2076 - Climate Fiction: Introduction to Literary Studies

Institution:

Century College - Minnesota

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Description:

This college literature course intended for all students focuses on the analysis and exploration of climate fiction, also known as Cli-Fi. This genre includes both realistic present-day fiction and speculative fiction about humans' impact on climate and environment and climate's impact on humans, in other words life in the Anthropocene, the epoch characterized by the impact of human activities on the earth. Realistic, dystopian, and visionary elements will be explored. Authors may include Margaret Atwood, Paulo Bacigalupi, Octavia Butler, Amitav Ghosh, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Karen Russell. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendations: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.century.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 770-3200

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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