CCN: LIT2310

Title: LITERATURE OF THE FANTASTIC: SCIENCE FICTION

Credit Hrs: 3.00

Description

LIT2310 is a writing and survey course of the non- mimetic Literatures of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Students will examine work that cover such topics as the future, technology, science, other worlds, paranormal life forms and occurrences, aberrant psychology and imaginary societies from a selection of speculative fiction narratives. This course will include a selection of diverse international and intercultural authors which may include Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Octavia Butler, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, Peter Straub, N.K. Jemison, Nalo Hopkinson, Samuel Delany, Ted Chiang, Neil Gaiman, Sarah Pinborough, Paolo Bacigalupi, Owl Goingback, Bryan D. Dietrich, Marge Simon, Steven Erikson, and Lord Dunsany. LIT2310 is a writing credit course. Students must earn a minimum grade of C to meet the requirements of the Gordon Rule for writing. LIT2310 meets the International/ Intercultural competency requirement.

Prerequisite(s) :

Lec Hrs	Lab Hrs	Oth Hrs	Fees
48.00	0.00	0.00