This is a tentative syllabus. It is your responsibility to attend regularly, to be prepared for quizzes on the readings, and to adjust to changes in the reading or assignment schedule. Any changes will be posted in the syllabus available at: . Please check the web site regularly, as additional supporting materials will regularly be added to the site. DATE ASSIGNMENT WEEK ONE: Course Introduction 1-7 [Tu] Discuss course policies and syllabus; introduce science fiction genre definitions and expectations. . CLASS CANCELLED FOR SNOW 1-9 [Th] Continue course introduction and prepare for first assigned reading: The Time H.G. Wells. . Here's another time travel essay, a of Michael Machineby Swanick's Bones of the Earth. Notes on . WEEK TWO: Scientific Romances--Playing with Time 1-14 [Tu] [1895] by H. G. Wells. Read this short novel for free by The Time Machine clicking on the MS Word or PDF versions below. MS Word Version; version. The Time Machine: 1-16 [Th] "Twilight" [1934] by in PP: 24-41. SQ & in by “Mozart Mirrorshades”[1985] Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner in PP: 223-239 SQ WEEK THREE: Scientists Playing God 1-21 [Tu] [1896] by H.G. Wells. SQ The Island of Dr. Moreau 1-23 [Th] "Act of God" [2004] by in PP: 253-264. "First Commandment" [2004] by in PP: 53-68. WEEK FOUR: Science and Religion in SF 1-28 [Tu] "The Quest for St. Aquin" [1951] by in 378-393. PP: [1958] by James Blish: Chapters 1-4 [Pages 3-49] SQ A Case of Conscience 1-30 [Th] Continue Chapters 5-9 [Pages 50-102] SQ A Case of Conscience: WEEK FIVE: Crises of Conscience
This is a tentative syllabus. It is your responsibility to attend regularly, to be prepared for quizzes on the readings, and to adjust to changes in the reading or assignment schedule. Any changes will be posted in the syllabus available at: . Please check the web site regularly, as additional supporting materials will regularly be added to the site. DATE ASSIGNMENT WEEK ONE: Course Introduction 1-7 [Tu] Discuss course policies and syllabus; introduce science fiction genre definitions and expectations. . CLASS CANCELLED FOR SNOW 1-9 [Th] Continue course introduction and prepare for first assigned reading: The Time Machineby H.G. Wells. . Here's another time travel essay, a of Michael Swanick's Bones of the Earth. Notes on . WEEK TWO: Scientific Romances--Playing with Time 1-14 [Tu] The Time Machine [1895] by H. G. Wells. Read this short novel for free by clicking on the MS Word or PDF versions below. The Time Machine: MS Word Version; version. 1-16 [Th] "Twilight" [1934] by in PP: 24-41. SQ & “Mozart in Mirrorshades”[1985] by Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner in PP: 223-239 SQ WEEK THREE: Scientists Playing God 1-21 [Tu] The Island of Dr. Moreau [1896] by H.G. Wells. SQ 1-23 [Th] "Act of God" [2004] by in PP: 253-264. "First Commandment" [2004] by in PP: 53-68. WEEK FOUR: Science and Religion in SF 1-28 [Tu] "The Quest for St. Aquin" [1951] by in PP: 378-393. A Case of Conscience [1958] by James Blish: Chapters 1-4 [Pages 3-49] SQ 1-30 [Th] Continue A Case of Conscience: Chapters 5-9 [Pages 50-102] SQ WEEK FIVE: Crises of Conscience
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