1. Want to take a Science Fiction course this fall?
What: 83462 ENGL 3999
When: Fall 2010; W 5:30-8pm
Who: Dr. Gerald Lucas
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Science Fiction
This section of Special Topics (ENGL 3999) will explore the genre of science fiction from the Possible Authors and Works
late nineteenth century to the present in short and long fiction. Much of humanity’s hopes • Philip K. Dick
and fears about its relationship with the universe is explored by the various writers known for • Jack McDevitt
their work in science fiction. Science fiction also considers humanity’s responses to changes • Bruce Sterling
in the level of science and technology. This class will consider science fiction as located • William Gibson
historically and attempt to relate culturally texts that explore, discover, learn, by means of • Arthur C. Clarke
projection, extrapolation, analogue, hypothesis-and-paper-experimentation, something about • Alice Sheldon
the nature of the universe, of humanity, of “reality.” Cyberpunk, world building, gender, • J. G. Ballard
cyborgs, robots, space travel, aliens, war, time travel, mad computers, and other similar • Stanislaw Lem
subjects will fall under the purview of the course. Talk to your advisor to see if this course will • Isaac Asimov
work for you. • Harlan Ellison
• Neal Stephenson
“Science fiction is that branch of literature that deals • Octavia Butler
• And others . . .
with human responses to changes in the level of
science and technology.” —Isaac Asimov
DR. GERALD LUCAS • msc@grlucas.net
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