ENGL 179C: Science and Science Fiction

2013-14 2014-15 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2023-24 → 2014-15 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 260

Prerequisites: upper- division standing or lower-division English course (other than composition) or consent of instructor

Description: Investigates the relationship between science and science fiction and the role of culture in producing scientific knowledge. Readings include novels and scholarship in the history and sociology of science. Covers work by Nancy Kress, Greg Bear, Greg Egan, Thomas Kuhn, Donna Haraway, and Bruno Latour.