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LIT2310: SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY LITERATURE
LIT2310
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY LITERATURE
20221
Writing Credit
Yes
International/Intercultural
Yes
Elective Flag
Yes
  • Critical Thinking
    • CLO 1: 1.0 Introduce, identify, and understand the historical context, literary concepts, movements, and figures, and the appropriate critical approaches and techniques, as they pertain to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Literature including recognition of the forms of science fiction and fantasy literature.
    • CLO 2: 2.0 Write a structured paper that incorporates research and engages in an analysis of a literary movement, concept, author, or text(s) within Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Literature, and engages in basic written analysis of theme, structure, and style.
    • CLO 3: 3.0 Read and discuss a representative sample of science fiction prose from the 19th century to present, and interpret their impact and reflection of science, culture, and society. Authors may represent the science fiction movements and sub-genres: hard, soft, social, space opera, cyberpunk, steampunk, psychedelic, utopian, dystopian, time travel, apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, and super-heroic. Authors may include (among others) Isaac Asimov, Ursula K. Le Guin, Frank Herbert, William Gibson, George Orwell, Andre Norton, Philip K. Dick, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Margaret Atwood, N.K. Jemison, Nalo Hopkinson, Kazuo Ishiguro, Paolo Bacigalopi, Yasutaka Tsutsui, James Tiptree, Jr., and C.L. Moore.
    • CLO 4: 4.0 Read and discuss a diverse and representative sample of horror prose from the 19th century to present, and interpret their impact and reflection of culture, society, and psychology. Authors and works may be representative of the following horror and related literary movements: The Oral Tradition, Gothic, Classic Ghost, Body Horror. Authors may include (among others) Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, W.W. Jacobs, Bram Stoker, Thomas Tryon, H.P. Lovecraft, Peter Straub, Owl Goingback, Jodan Peele, Tananarive Due, Shirley Jackson, Sarah Pinborough, Yangsze Choo, Bryan D. Dietrich, Marge Simon, Asa Nonami, Poppy Brite, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Jason Mott.
    • CLO 5: 5.0 Read and discuss a diverse and representative sample of fantasy prose from the 19th century to present, and interpret their impact and reflection of culture, history, society, and religion. Authors and works may be representative of the following related literary movements: The Oral Tradition, Sword and Sorcery, Lost Worlds, and Magical Realism. Authors may include (among others) J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Brooks, Lord Dunsany, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, George MacDonald, Terry Pratchett, Robin Hobb, Janny Wurts, Nnedi Okorafor, Naomi Novik, and Anne McCaffrey.
  • Ethical Reasoning
    • CLO 1: 1.0 Introduce, identify, and understand the historical context, literary concepts, movements, and figures, and the appropriate critical approaches and techniques, as they pertain to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Literature including recognition of the forms of science fiction and fantasy literature.
    • CLO 3: 3.0 Read and discuss a representative sample of science fiction prose from the 19th century to present, and interpret their impact and reflection of science, culture, and society. Authors may represent the science fiction movements and sub-genres: hard, soft, social, space opera, cyberpunk, steampunk, psychedelic, utopian, dystopian, time travel, apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, and super-heroic. Authors may include (among others) Isaac Asimov, Ursula K. Le Guin, Frank Herbert, William Gibson, George Orwell, Andre Norton, Philip K. Dick, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Margaret Atwood, N.K. Jemison, Nalo Hopkinson, Kazuo Ishiguro, Paolo Bacigalopi, Yasutaka Tsutsui, James Tiptree, Jr., and C.L. Moore.
    • CLO 4: 4.0 Read and discuss a diverse and representative sample of horror prose from the 19th century to present, and interpret their impact and reflection of culture, society, and psychology. Authors and works may be representative of the following horror and related literary movements: The Oral Tradition, Gothic, Classic Ghost, Body Horror. Authors may include (among others) Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, W.W. Jacobs, Bram Stoker, Thomas Tryon, H.P. Lovecraft, Peter Straub, Owl Goingback, Jodan Peele, Tananarive Due, Shirley Jackson, Sarah Pinborough, Yangsze Choo, Bryan D. Dietrich, Marge Simon, Asa Nonami, Poppy Brite, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Jason Mott.
    • CLO 5: 5.0 Read and discuss a diverse and representative sample of fantasy prose from the 19th century to present, and interpret their impact and reflection of culture, history, society, and religion. Authors and works may be representative of the following related literary movements: The Oral Tradition, Sword and Sorcery, Lost Worlds, and Magical Realism. Authors may include (among others) J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Brooks, Lord Dunsany, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, George MacDonald, Terry Pratchett, Robin Hobb, Janny Wurts, Nnedi Okorafor, Naomi Novik, and Anne McCaffrey.
  • Global Awareness
    • CLO 1: 1.0 Introduce, identify, and understand the historical context, literary concepts, movements, and figures, and the appropriate critical approaches and techniques, as they pertain to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Literature including recognition of the forms of science fiction and fantasy literature.
    • CLO 3: 3.0 Read and discuss a representative sample of science fiction prose from the 19th century to present, and interpret their impact and reflection of science, culture, and society. Authors may represent the science fiction movements and sub-genres: hard, soft, social, space opera, cyberpunk, steampunk, psychedelic, utopian, dystopian, time travel, apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic, and super-heroic. Authors may include (among others) Isaac Asimov, Ursula K. Le Guin, Frank Herbert, William Gibson, George Orwell, Andre Norton, Philip K. Dick, Octavia Butler, Samuel R. Delany, Margaret Atwood, N.K. Jemison, Nalo Hopkinson, Kazuo Ishiguro, Paolo Bacigalopi, Yasutaka Tsutsui, James Tiptree, Jr., and C.L. Moore.
    • CLO 4: 4.0 Read and discuss a diverse and representative sample of horror prose from the 19th century to present, and interpret their impact and reflection of culture, society, and psychology. Authors and works may be representative of the following horror and related literary movements: The Oral Tradition, Gothic, Classic Ghost, Body Horror. Authors may include (among others) Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, W.W. Jacobs, Bram Stoker, Thomas Tryon, H.P. Lovecraft, Peter Straub, Owl Goingback, Jodan Peele, Tananarive Due, Shirley Jackson, Sarah Pinborough, Yangsze Choo, Bryan D. Dietrich, Marge Simon, Asa Nonami, Poppy Brite, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Jason Mott.
    • CLO 5: 5.0 Read and discuss a diverse and representative sample of fantasy prose from the 19th century to present, and interpret their impact and reflection of culture, history, society, and religion. Authors and works may be representative of the following related literary movements: The Oral Tradition, Sword and Sorcery, Lost Worlds, and Magical Realism. Authors may include (among others) J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Brooks, Lord Dunsany, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, George MacDonald, Terry Pratchett, Robin Hobb, Janny Wurts, Nnedi Okorafor, Naomi Novik, and Anne McCaffrey.
 
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