Course Calendar
Contemporary British SciFi and Fantasy
"FAIRYTALES DO NOT TELL CHILDREN THAT DRAGONS EXIST; CHILDREN ALREADY KNOW THAT DRAGONS EXIST. FAIRYTALES TELL CHILDREN THAT DRAGONS CAN BE KILLED."
G.K. CHESTERTON
"I HAVE NEVER LISTENED TO ANYONE WHO CRITICIZED MY TASTE IN SPACE TRAVEL, SIDESHOWS, OR GORILLAS.
RAY BRADBURY
Genres and Gods
Thursday, January 9: Introduction; discussion of genre
Tuesday, January 14: Genre theory -- discuss "Introduction to Genre Theory"
Thursday, January 16: Discuss assignment; begin American Gods
Tuesday, January 21: American Gods
Thursday, January 23: American Gods
Tuesday, January 28: American Gods
Thursday, January 30: American Gods
Philip Pullman
Marginalization and Difference
Tuesday, February 4: Discuss findings of genre assignment; begin Zoo City
Thursday, February 6: Zoo City
Tuesday, February 11: Zoo City
Thursday, February 13: Zoo City
HAL, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Space and Loneliness
Tuesday, February 18: Moon
Thursday, February 20: Moon
The Doctor
Fandom
Tuesday, February 25: Doctor Who; discuss fandom assignment; pick essays for your group
Thursday, February 27: pick an episode of Doctor Who, watch, and discuss why it is a fan favorite
Tuesday, March 4: Doctor Who
Thursday, March 6: Doctor Who
Tuesday, March 11: Spring Break
Thursday, March 13: Spring Break
Tuesday, March 18: Doctor Who
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Language and Alienation
Thursday, March 20: Embassytown; discuss mock conference project
Tuesday, March 25: Embassytown
Thursday, March 27: Embassytown
Tuesday, April 1: Embassytown
Thursday, April 3: Fandom Project presentations
"STORIES YOU READ WHEN YOU'RE THE RIGHT AGE NEVER QUITE LEAVE YOU. ...IF A STORY TOUCHES YOU IT WILL NEVER QUITE LEAVE YOU, HAUNTING THE PLACE YOUR MIND RARELY VISITS."
NEIL GAIMAN
YA (?) Meta Fantasy (?)
Tuesday, April 8: Among Others; George and Molly present fandom projects
Thursday, April 10: Among Others
Tuesday, April 15: Among Others
THursday, April 17: Easter break
"I WOULD ALWAYS RATHER BE HAPPY THAN DIGNIFIED."
CHARLOTTE BRONTE
Comic Fantasy (?) /Science Fiction (?)
Tuesday, April 22: The Eyre Affair
Thursday, April 24: The Eyre Affair
Tuesday, April 29: The Eyre Affair
Thursday, May 1: Review and Reflection