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May 21, 2019
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LIT 166 - Science Fiction Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Core
A survey of speculative fiction from Frankenstein to 21st-century literature. Examines major influential works in their literary, social and cultural contexts. Critical analysis is emphasized.
Competencies
- Identify the elements of science fiction
- Distinguish the elements of form, for example the cautionary tale
- Specify the elements of content, for example iconic images (non-human lifeforms, space travel, alternative history lines and others)
- Differentiate between various critical approaches to literature such as Formalist (New Criticism), Marxist, Feminist, Psychoanalytic, Deconstructionist, Reader Response, New Historicist, Structuralist, Cultural Studies, and others
- Distinguish the elements of one or more critical approaches
- Discuss the significance of one or more critical approaches
- Differentiate between various critical approaches particular to science fiction, for example extrapolation, estrangement, and reading protocols
- Distinguish the elements of one or more critical approaches
- Discuss the significance of one or more critical approaches
- Analyze a range of literary works
- Interpret science fiction using one or more of the critical approaches
- Evaluate science fiction
- Demonstrate an understanding of a wide range of literary works
- Value a range of science fiction
- Practice reading critically a range of science fiction
- Develop an appreciation for the importance of science literature in culture
- Acknowledge the importance of science fiction
- Value the historical development of science fiction
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