Class Number: 1317
Description: Hours: Three hours lecture per week
Description: Examines science fiction literature and media though an anthropological lens to address the fundamental question of What makes us human? Explores the interrelationships between science fiction and the social sciences, looking at historical and cultural contexts of the production and consumption of science fiction and fandoms. Themes include human evolution, cultural diversity and the other, technical innovation, imaginary humanity (utopias and dystopias), and the future.
| Days | Time | Date Range | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 03:00 PM - 05:50 PM | 01/17/2025 - 05/16/2025 | Sierra Hall 1324 | Rachel Olsthoorn |
Status: Open
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Start Date: 01/17/2025
End Date: 05/16/2025
Grading: Letter Grade
Class Availability
Information below is 24 hours old.Enrollment Total: 24
Available Seats: 1
Wait List Capacity: 15
Wait List Total: 0
Textbook / Other Materials
Textbook Status: Recommended
ISBN: 9780446676106
Title: Lilith's Brood
Author: Butler
Publish: Warner Books, Incorporated
Textbook Status: Recommended
ISBN: 9780765326782
Title: Stand on Zanzibar
Author: Brunner
Publish: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9781597805742
Title: The Windup Girl
Author: Bacigalupi
Publish: Rowman & Littlefield Publishin
Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9781597808217
Title: Windup Girl
Author: Bacigalupi
Publish: Skyhorse Pub Co, Incorp
Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9781101910092
Title: Big Book of Science Fiction
Author: Vandermeer
Publish: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Gro
Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9780441007318
Title: Left Hand of Darkness
Author: Leguin
Publish: Penguin Random House LLC
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Enrollment Information
- Lower Division
- A3: Critical Thinking
- Embedded Multiliteracy Tutor
- In-Person
- Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.