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UNIVERSITY OF GUAM SYLLABUSFALL 2008

LITERARY FORMS: THE SCIENCE-FIC

TION EPICEN 450/550 Section 1 Tu: 6:00pm-8:50pmEC Conference Room

Instructor Information: Jason Vest, Ph.D.

japaves@yahoo.comOffice: EC 216AOffice Hours: M W: 11:00am-1:00pm

Tu: 2:00pm-4:00pm

By AppointmentOffice Phone: 735-2735Home Phone: 734-0607

(not after 10pm)

Required TextsButler, Octavia E.: Liliths Brood (Grand Central Publishing, 2007)Card, Orson Scott, ed.: Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of theTwentieth Century (Ace Books, 2004)Dick, Philip K.: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Del Rey-Ballantine,1996)Gibaldi, Joseph: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition(MLA, 2003)Le Guin, Ursula K.: The Left Hand of Darkness (Ace Books, 1969)Miller, Jr., Walter M.: A Canticle for Leibowitz (Eos-HarperCollins, 2006)

Shelley, Mary: Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus (Oxford WorldClassics, 1998)Wells, H.G.: The War of the Worlds (Modern Library Classics, 2002)Internet access to facilitate downloading all electronic course readings andfiles

Suggested TextsA good style guide, such as one of the following sources:

Hacker, Diana: The Bedford Handbook, Sixth Edition (Bedford/St. Martins,2003)

Lunsford, Andrea A.: The St. Martins Handbook, Fifth Edition (Bedford/St.

Martins, 2003)Strunk, Jr., William: The Elements of Style (Coyote Canyon Press, 2007)

A good college-level dictionary

Overview Science fiction (SF) probes human experiencepast, present, and futureinimaginative, extrapolative, and disturbing ways. This course will considernovels, short stories, films, and television programs from the eighteenth,

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The following grade scale will apply to all assignments:

A 95-100

C 73-76

A- 90-94 C- 70-72

B+ 87-89 D+ 67-69

B 83-86 D 63-66B- 80-82 D- 60-62C+

77-79 F 59below

Attendance and Participation Policies Attendance : Regular attendance in this course is crucial, for many of thewritten assignments develop from exercises and discussions that takeplace during class, while the courses writing skills build cumulatively.

Students who miss class sessions are responsible for contacting Jason forall information, homework, assignments, and/or handouts that weredistributed.

Absences : There are no excused or unexcused absences in this course. Inother words, students are either present (in class) or absent (not in class).For students miss more than 2 class sessions, Jason will lowertheir final course grades by a full letter for each day missed (inother words, if a students final grade is A, but that student has missed 3 class sessions, the final grade will be B. Missing 4 class sessionsresults in a final grade of C. Missing 5 class sessions results in a final

grade of D .) Missing more than 6 sessions results in failing thecourse . Leaving class early will be counted as 1 absence.

Daily Work : Bring all required texts, readings, and assignments with youto class. Forgetting to bring the days readings and written work will becounted as 1 absence.

Tardiness : Please be on time to class; 2 tardies will be counted as 1absence. Coming to class more than 20 minutes late will becounted as 1 absence.

Electronic Devices : Be certain to turn off all cell phones, pagers, iPods,and other electronic devices. Disruptions of this nature interrupt the flowof class discussions, disrespect peers and instructor, and betray a lack of intellectual sophistication. Taking cell-phone calls in class, or leaving classto take calls, will be counted as an absence, meaning that all writtenassignments submitted during that session will receive a grade of zero .

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Children : No children are allowed in class.

Participation : This course depends upon regular participation for itssuccess. Come to class prepared to contribute to each discussion. Goodparticipation should be understood as consistent and thoughtful

contribution to the classroom community, an engagement with coursematerials and conversations, and a general responsiveness to (andrespect for) ones fellow students and instructor.

Discussion Questions : By 10a.m. on Tuesday mornings, please email Jason at least one discussion question about that days assigned text(s). This question should be a probing and intelligent query that displays thestudents grasp of the readings. Jason will base our conversations onthese questions, as well as ask students to lead discussions about theirquestion(s). Students should feel free to ask anything that intrigues,delights, disturbs, or confuses them. Jason will collect these questions and

consider them part of every students participation grade.

Film and Television Screenings : The course calendar includes severalfilms and television episodes for students to view. Because this courseonly meets once per week, time constraints prevent us from viewingthese selections during class. Jason will hold optional screenings of all filmand television viewings 5 days before they are scheduled for discussion(on the prior Thursday evening, from 6pm-10pm) for all students whowish to attend.

Students who cannot attend these screenings may rent DVD copiesof all films and television episodes from Jason for a period of 48 hours.

Since Jason will only have one DVD copy for each film and televisionepisode listed on the syllabus, he suggests that students who borrowthese DVDs organize themselves into viewing groups. All DVD rentals of this type will occur on a strictly first-come-first serve basis (these requestsshould be made during class, in person, or by emailno phone requests,please).

DVDs rented on Tuesday evenings must be returned to Jasons office(EC 216A) or to his EC mailbox no later than 5:30pm on the following

Thursday (or brought to him in EC 110 at the conclusion of his EN210-07class between 5:20pm and 5:30pm). DVDs rented from Jason at othertimes will be due two (2) days later at 5pm (i.e., a DVD rented from

Jason at 2pm on Wednesday is due no later than 5pm on Friday).DVDs rented from Jason on Friday are due no later than 11am on

the following Monday morning. Please bring Friday rentals to Jasonsoffice at the beginning of his Monday office hours or drop them in his ECmailbox.

All late rentals will be charged a 10-point penalty per day from thenext response paper, hour exam, or final research project (whichevercomes first).

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Students can also rent these films and television episodes fromBlockbuster (if they are available) or download them (where availableonlinenot all selections are available for download). Netflix is anotheroption for renting these selections.

Students should consider these examples of SF media to be required

texts for the course . It is unacceptable to forget to view them or to failto make appropriate viewing arrangements.

Research Presentation : Undergraduate students, individually or insmall groups, must present at least one reading (whether textual orelectronic) for at least one 30 minutes per individual of a single classsession (for a maximum of 90 minutes). These presentations should: 1)review relevant autobiographical information about theauthor(s)/creator(s); 2) offer important insights about the author/creatorand the text under discussion gleaned from secondary scholarship; and 3)lead effective and energetic class discussion by responding to the ideas,

questions, and challenges of ones peers and instructor. Beyond thesecriteria, undergraduate students should feel free to be as creative aspossible by integrating audio, visual, and electronic media into theirpresentations. Undergraduate students should schedule a conferencewith Jason, during which they will submit a 1- to 3-page outline of theirpresentation, at least 1 week in advance to discuss generalexpectations for the evenings discussion.

Each graduate student must present at least one reading for at least90 minutes of a single class session, but for no longer than 2 hours. Thesepresentations must not only conform to the same three general criteria asundergraduate presentations, but also include as much information from

the available secondary scholarship as necessary to give all classroomparticipants a detailed overview of the academic work that has beenpublished about the reading (and author/creator) under discussion.Graduate students should submit a 1- to 3-page outline of theirpresentation and a 2- to 4-page annotated bibliography of researchsources (the annotations need be only 1 or 2 paragraphs) at least 1week in advance . Graduate students may also schedule conferenceswith Jason to discuss the presentation.

Conferences : Beyond conferencing for the research presentation, pleasefeel free to seek out assistance by visiting Jasons office during regularly

scheduled office hours or by arranging appointments with him.

Course Withdrawal : Students wishing to withdraw from this course mustdo so by Tuesday, October 28, 2008 . Jason will sign no withdrawalforms after this date. Students who stop attending class due to poorperformance will have their final course grades calculated according tothe grading criteria listed above and reported to the Registrars Office.

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Disabilities : If a students work for this class requires specialarrangements because of disability, please contact the EEO/ADA Office at735-2244/43 (TTY). As long as Jason receives timely guidance in writingfrom the EEO/ADA Office, all students will receive the specificaccommodations for which they are eligible. The EEO/ADA Office not only

serves as the official university resource for approving and arrangingstudent accommodations, but also handles all information confidentially.In addition, please speak to Jason privately about any specialarrangements.

Written Assignment PoliciesExams : Three (3) hour exams will be distributed on the dates specified

in the course calendar,then submitted one week later (on dates also specified in the coursecalendar). These exams will include ten (10) essay questions, from whichstudents must select five (5) questions to answer with written

responses of 2 to 4 paragraphs . Although these exams are called hourexams for the sake of convenience, students may use as much time asnecessary to complete them. Please make certain that these examsconform to all paper-formatting policies (typed, double-spaced, stapled,and so forth) outlined in the Paper Formatting section.

A midterm examination will be distributed on September 30,2008 , and must be submitted by October 14, 2008 . It will cover allassigned texts from the semesters first half. Students should also includea short paragraph at the end of this examination that notifies Jason aboutthe final research project (see Final Research Project section foradditional details).

Response Papers : Please bring a typed, double-spaced response paperto the class sessions specified in the course calendar. Each responsepaper should include 2-3 pages that explain how and why studentsbelieve at least one (1) of the courses readings (print or electronic) issignificant (feel free, however, to discuss more than a single reading).

These response papers should focus on the effects of the reading ratherthan simply summarizing the plot, characters, themes, and/or symbols of the text under discussion (or summarizing the argument of a scholarlytext about science fiction). A response paper, in other words, should notsimply report what happens in a novel, short story, film, television

program, or scholarly work, but offer critical insight into its characters,themes, argument, writing strategies, and/or content.

These papers should include quotations from the text under discussion,as well as substantial analysis of these quotations to prove the thesis.

Jason recommends that each student bring two (2) copies of theresponse paper to the scheduled class session. Jason will collect oneresponse paper at the beginning of the session (no additional papers willbe accepted after class begins). The second copy is for the students

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personal reference during small-group and full-class discussions. Jason willbase class discussion on these response papers, and ask students to leaddiscussions about the novel, story, film, television program, or scholarlywork that their papers examine.

Final Research Project : The courses final research project may bechosen from 2 general categories: 1) Traditional Research Essay or 2)Creative Research Project . Students should notify Jason of the typeand topic of their final research project by including a short paragraphat the end of their midterm examination . The parameters for theseprojects are:

Traditional Research Essay (TRE) : This essay must provide adetailed, source-supported analysis of one (1) or more of the novels,short stories, films, and/or television programs that we read/screenduring the semester. For undergraduate students , the TRE must be17-20 pages long . For graduate students , the TRE must be 22-25

pages long . Students may also write about texts related to thecourses reading content that we do not consider in class (for instance,students may wish to analyze H.G. Wellss second Martian invasionnovel, Star Begotten: A Biological Fantasia ; several Philip K. Dick shortstories that we do not cover in class; an SF film such as Andrei

Tarkovskys Solaris that we will not screen in class; or additionalepisodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that we do not view duringclass).

For undergraduate students , the TRE has two (2) initialcomponents: 1) Prospectus : This 1- to 2-page essay , due onOctober 21, 2008 , should outline the topic selected for the TRE in as

much detail as possible. Please include a provisional thesis, a previewof the points that the essay will argue, and a summary of sourcesconsulted that includes at least one (1) primary source and atleast four (4) secondary sources (for a minimum of five [5]sources ). This assignment is the semesters first formal attempt toreceive feedback about the TRE topics intellectual viability.

2) Annotated Bibliography : This 4- to 10-page assignment ,due on November 11, 2008 (by email) , should annotate at leastten (10) sources consulted about the TRE topic. This bibliographymay contain as many as, but no more than three (3) primarysources (meaning that it will contain at least seven (7) secondary

scholarly sources ). The annotations should comprise 2-3paragraphs that summarize a primary sources plot, characters,themes, symbols, and other literary effects; or a secondary sourcesthesis, argument, and textual evidence/analysis.

Graduate students , while not required to submit theseintermediate assignments, may certainly do so. The research skills thatgraduate students have developed during their studies equip them topursue the TRE without submitting these documents. Graduate

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students, however, should feel free to seek additional guidance from Jason.

Graduate students, however, must prepare to submit their TREsto a reputable graduate conference or publication , then showevidence of such submission by the December 9, 2008 , class session

to receive full graduate credit for the course: 1) Abstract : This 250-to 500-word document should concisely summarize the TREs majorargument so that conference organizers and journal editors receive aquick (yet comprehensive) sense of the essays scope. 2) CoverLetter : This 1-page document should briefly introduce the authorand the essay to a specific conference organizer or journal editor. Thecover letter should not be a template (or form letter), but rather beaddressed to the organizer of a specific academic conference or theeditor of a specific scholarly journal that the student has researched.

Creative Research Project (CRP) : This project can take manyforms, including: 1) original SF short stories, 2) original SF verse, 3)

chapters from an original SF novel, 4) acts from an original SFscreenplay, 5) acts from an original SF teleplay, 6) acts from an originalSF stage play, 7) acts from an original SF radio play, 8) footage from anoriginal SF film, 9) footage from an original SF online video, 10) footagefrom an original SF video game, or another type of project notenvisioned by Jason.

CRPs must conform to certain parameters: 1) They must be at least20 pages or 20 minutes long (although screenplays, teleplays,stage plays, and radio plays will need to be longersee below); 2)

They must include a critical introduction that incorporatessecondary SF scholarship to contextualize the CRP within an existing

SF tradition, subgenre, and/or mode (or, alternatively, to explain whythe CRP breaks from previous SF traditions, subgenres, and/or modes);3) They must include a critical postscript that explains details of theCRPs creation in light of SF themes, characters, plots, symbols, andconventions; and 4) They must include a Works Cited page thatdemonstrates the extent of the research performed to finish the CRP.CRPs, in other words, still involve writing and research.

Page Count : For short stories, verse, and novels, students shouldsubmit at least 20 double-spaced pages of original work inaddition to the critical introduction, postscript, and Works Cited pagediscussed above. This page count translates into 2-5 short stories

(depending upon length), 5-20 poems, and at least 2 novel chapters.For screenplays, teleplays, stage plays, and radio plays, studentsshould submit at least 35 pages in the correct script format inaddition to the critical introduction, postscript, and Works Cited pagediscussed above. This page count translates into 1.25 to 1.5screenplay acts, 2 to 2.5 teleplay acts, 1 to 2.5 stage play acts, and 2.5to 3 radio play acts.

Films, Video Games, and Other Electronic Submissions :

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Students who prepare audio-visual projects should submit their scripts,the critical introduction, the critical postscript, and the Works Citedpage along with the audio and/or video tracks. If the audio-visualportion has been uploaded to a website for listening/viewing, makecertain that the site is active and that Jason has the appropriate

browser, online viewer, and/or software to watch the project. If theaudio-visual portion has been recorded to DVD or CD, make certainthat the disc works in a variety of players (or at least in a Toshiba DVDplayer and an Aiwa CD player) so that Jason need not request anotherdisc from you.

Paper Formatting : All writing assignments must be typed, proofread,spell-checked, and submitted at the beginning of class on the datespecified in the course calendar. They should have one-inch margins,a staple, double-spacing, 11- or 12-point Times or Times NewRoman font, MLA-approved documentation, page numbers, and

the writers name written on the back right corner. The penalty forviolating any of these formatting requirements will be an automaticlowering of the final essays grade by one third for each violation (forinstance, if an A- paper has no page numbers, its grade becomes B+).

Late Papers : Turning in written assignments on time is essential, whilecatching up can be difficult if students fall seriously behind. No latepapers will be accepted. All late assignments will receive a scoreof zero. No comments from the instructor will be provided for lateassignments.

All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the assigned day

(so: a paper turned in after class will be considered late and thereforereceive a score of zero). Coming late to class on the day that anassignment is due results in that assignment being considered late (and,therefore, receiving a score of zero).

NOTE : Last-minute computer, disk, and printer problems are not validexcuses for submitting late assignments. Make appropriate backups of allfiles and print your assignments in enough time to have them with youwhen coming to class.

Plagiarism : This course encourages students to develop their ownvoices as writers, and to produce persuasive and well-supported

arguments that are based on critical insight and careful reading. Falsifyingcitations, borrowing language or ideas from sources withoutacknowledging them, and other such violations of academic conventiontend to be conspicuous to those who know a students writing well. Theseactions not only constitute intellectual theft, but also undermine astudents authority as a writer and a thinker.

Whether intentional or accidental, plagiarism will not be tolerated; allinstances will be reported to the appropriate university authorities. In

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other words, the best rule to keep in mind about plagiarism is: Dont do it.Ever.

Electronic Readings and Web Resources : All readings and handoutsmarked with an asterisk (*) can be electronically downloaded from Jasons

faculty webpage, which can be found athttp://www.uog.edu/dynamicdata/CLASSDEALVestCoursePage.aspx?siteid=1&p=237 , or this courses webpage(http://www.uog.edu/dynamicdata/CLASSDEALVestEN450Page.aspx?siteid=1&p=455 ). Short stories and secondary sources are in .pdf form, sostudents will need Adobe Reader 5.0 (or higher) to access them. Allcourse documents, including this syllabus, can also be found on thiscourse page. These files are in .doc form, so students will need MicrosoftWord 2000 (or higher) to access them. If prompted for a login ID and apassword when attempting to access any coursepage file, simply clickCancel. These files are not password protected.

This course also encourages its students to use the World Wide Web todiscover additional primary and secondary sources about science fiction.Conducting Google searches ( http://www.google.com/ ); examining the offeringsof the Internet Public Library ( http://www.ipl.org/ ); and searching for onlinesyllabi from other university courses about science fiction can yieldintriguing articles, essays, and resources for the curious student. TheScience Fiction Research Association ( www.sfra.org ), the InternationalAssociation for the Fantastic in the Arts ( www.iafa.org ), and the Society forUtopian Studies ( www.utoronto.ca/utopia ) all maintain websites with linksto resources about science fiction. The journals Science Fiction Studies(www.depauw.edu/SFs ), Extrapolation (www.enotes.com/extrapolation-

journals ), and the Journal of Popular Culture (www.msu.edu/~tjpc ) alsoinclude good scholarly articles devoted to science fiction. EN 450/550sonline coursepage also includes links to SF resources, although studentsshould seek their own online materials as time permits.

Changes to Syllabus : This syllabus is subject to change at theinstructors discretion. Students should bring it with them to every classsession in case alterations are made to the reading schedule. NOTE: Allwritten assignment dates are firm, so please do not ask when anassignment is due. Check the syllabus. In the event that a writtenassignments date should change, it will only be delayed to a later date

rather than being brought forward to an earlier date.

COURSE CALENDARWeek 2 Tuesday, August 26

Introductions; explanation of class policies and assignments;discussion of SFCard: Introduction to Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the

Twentieth Century *

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http://www.uog.edu/dynamicdata/CLASSDEALVestCoursePage.aspx?siteid=1&p=237http://www.uog.edu/dynamicdata/CLASSDEALVestCoursePage.aspx?siteid=1&p=237http://www.uog.edu/dynamicdata/CLASSDEALVestEN450Page.aspx?siteid=1&p=455http://www.uog.edu/dynamicdata/CLASSDEALVestEN450Page.aspx?siteid=1&p=455http://www.google.com/http://www.ipl.org/http://www.sfra.org/http://www.iafa.org/http://www.utoronto.ca/utopiahttp://www.depauw.edu/SFshttp://www.enotes.com/extrapolation-journalshttp://www.enotes.com/extrapolation-journalshttp://www.msu.edu/~tjpchttp://www.uog.edu/dynamicdata/CLASSDEALVestCoursePage.aspx?siteid=1&p=237http://www.uog.edu/dynamicdata/CLASSDEALVestCoursePage.aspx?siteid=1&p=237http://www.uog.edu/dynamicdata/CLASSDEALVestEN450Page.aspx?siteid=1&p=455http://www.uog.edu/dynamicdata/CLASSDEALVestEN450Page.aspx?siteid=1&p=455http://www.google.com/http://www.ipl.org/http://www.sfra.org/http://www.iafa.org/http://www.utoronto.ca/utopiahttp://www.depauw.edu/SFshttp://www.enotes.com/extrapolation-journalshttp://www.enotes.com/extrapolation-journalshttp://www.msu.edu/~tjpc

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Thursday, August 28Optional Screening (6pm-8pm)Frankenstein (1931) (Dir. James Whale)

Week 3 Tuesday, September 2 Joseph, M.K.: Introduction to Frankenstein (pp. v-xiii)*Ketterer: Preface, Part I, and Chapter 1: Science Fiction* (pp. ix-

25)*Masterpieces : Poul Anderson, Call Me Joe (pp. 7-35)

Robert A. Heinlein, All You Zombies (pp. 36-46)Shelley: Frankenstein , Introduction to Chapter XI (pp. 1-110)Suvin: Preface to Metamorphoses of Science Fiction (pp. vii-xv)*Film: Frankenstein (1931) (Dir. James Whale)

Assignment: Response Paper #1Due

Thursday, September 4Optional Screening (6pm-8:30pm)Mary Shelleys Frankenstein (1994) (Dir. Kenneth Branagh)

Week 4 Tuesday, September 9Masterpieces : Lloyd Biggle, Jr., Tunesmith (pp. 47-79)

Theodore Sturgeon, A Saucer of Loneliness (pp. 80-90)Shelley: Frankenstein , Chapters XII-XXIV (pp. 110-223)Ketterer: Chapter 2, A Prophecy of America, the Moon, and Mars

(pp. 26-39)*Suvin: Chapter 1, Estrangement and Cognition (pp. 3-15)*

Film: Mary Shelleys Frankenstein (1994) (Dir. Kenneth Branagh)Distribution: Hour Exam #1

Thursday, September 11Optional Screening (6pm-10pm)1) War of the Worlds (1952) (Dir. George Pal)2) War of the Worlds (2005) (Dir. Steven Spielberg)

Week 5 Tuesday, September 16Clarke: Introduction to The War of the Worlds (pp. xii-xvii)*Masterpieces : Issac Asimov, Robot Dreams (pp. 91-96)

Edmond Hamilton, Devolution (pp. 97-109)Suvin: Introduction to H.G. Wells and Modern Science Fiction (pp. 9-

30)*Wells: The War of the WorldsFilm: 1) War of the Worlds (1953) (Dir. Byron Haskin)Film: 2) War of the Worlds (2005) (Dir. Steven Spielberg)

Assignment: Hour Exam #1 Due

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Thursday, September 18Optional Screening (6pm-8pm)Forbidden Planet (1956) (Dir. Fred M. Wilcox)

Week 6 Tuesday, September 23

Masterpieces : Arthur C. Clarke, The Nine Billion Names of God(pp. 110-115) James Blish, A Work of Art (pp. 116-129)

Miller: A Canticle for Leibowitz , Chapters 1-16 (pp. 1-175)Russell: Introduction to A Canticle for Leibowitz (pp. xi-xii)*Suvin: Chapter 2, SF and the Genealogical Jungle (pp. 16-36)*Film: Forbidden Planet (1956) (Dir. Fred M. Wilcox)

Assignment: Response Paper 2

Thursday, September 25Optional Screening (6pm-9:30pm)

The Twilight Zone : 1) Walking Distance (1959), 2) Time Enoughat Last (1959), and3) The Monsters are Due on Maple Street (1960)

Star Trek : 4) Balance of Terror (1966) and 5) The Devil in theDark (1967)

Babylon 5 : 6) The Deconstruction of Falling Stars (1997)Week 7 Tuesday, September 30

Masterpieces : Ray Bradbury, Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed(pp. 130-142)

Harlon Ellison, Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman(pp. 145-155)

Miller: A Canticle for Leibowitz , Chapters 17-30 (pp. 176-334)Suvin: Chapter 3, Defining the Literary Genre of Utopia (pp. 37-

62)* Television: The Twilight Zone : Walking Distance, Time Enoughat Last, and The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Television: Star Trek : Balance of Terror and The Devil in the Dark Television: Babylon 5 : The Deconstruction of Falling StarsDistribution: Hour Exam #2Distribution: Midterm Exam

Week 8 Tuesday, October 7

Masterpieces : R. A. Lafferty, Euremas Dam (pp. 156-165)Robert Silverberg, Passengers (pp. 166-176)

Dick: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? , Chapters 1-10 (pp. 1-120)

Faith of Our Fathers*Note about Faith of Our Fathers*

Suvin: Chapter 4, SF and the Novum and Introduction to Older SF History (pp. 63-89)*

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Zelazny: Introduction to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (pp.vii-x)*

Assignment: Hour Exam #2 Due

Thursday, October 9

Optional Screening (6pm-9:30pm)1) Blade Runner (1982) (Dir. Ridley Scott)2&3) Star Trek: The Next Generation : The Best of Both Worlds

(1990) and The Best of Both Worlds, Part II (1990)

Week 9 Tuesday, October 14Masterpieces : Frederick Pohl, The Tunnel under the World (pp.

177-202)Brian W. Aldiss, Who Can Replace a Man? (pp. 203-211)

Dick: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? , Chapters 11-22

(pp.121-244)Film: Blade Runner (1982) (Dir. Ridley Scott) Television: Star Trek: The Next Generation : The Best of Both

Worlds (1990) and TheBest of Both Worlds, Part II (1990)

Assignment: Midterm Exam Due

Thursday, October 16Optional Screening (6pm-10pm)1) Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) (Dir. George Lucas)2) Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (Dir. Irvin

Kirshner)

Week 10 Tuesday, October 21Masterpieces : Ursula Le Guin, The Ones Who Walked Away from

Omelas (pp. 212-217)

Larry Niven, Inconstant Moon (pp. 218-239)Ketterer: Chapter 4: Ursula K. Le Guins Archetypal Winter-

Journey (pp. 76-90)*Le Guin: Introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness *

Is Gender Necessary? Redux*The Left Hand of DarknessWinters King*

Television: Battlestar Galactica Miniseries Parts I & II (2003)

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Assignment: TRE Prospectus Due

Thursday, October 23Optional Screening (6pm-9pm)1&2) Battlestar Galactica Miniseries Parts I & II (2003)

Week 11 Tuesday, October 28Masterpieces : George R.R. Martin, Sandkings (pp. 243-275)

Harry Turtledove, The Road Not Taken (pp. 276-296)Butler: Bloodchild*Butler: Dawn , Sections I (Womb) and II (Family) (pp. 1-112)Le Guin: Some Thoughts on Narrative*Film: Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (1977) (Dir. George Lucas)Film: Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Assignment: Response Paper #3

NOTE: Final Day to Withdraw from Course

Thursday, October 30Optional Screening (6pm-9pm)Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: 1) Emissary (Pilot Episode) (1993), 2)

Duet, (1993), and3) Far Beyond the Stars (1998)

Week 12 Tuesday, November 4Masterpieces : Willam Gibson & Michael Swanwick, Dogfight (pp.

297-315)

Karen Joy Fowler, Face Value (pp. 316-326)Butler: Dawn , Sections III (Nursery) and IV (The Training Floor)(pp. 113-248)

Television: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine : Emissary, Duet, and FarBeyond the Stars

Distribution: Hour Exam #3

Thursday, November 6Optional Screening (6pm-9pm)The X-Files : 1) Pilot (1993), 2) Jose Chungs From Outer Space

(1996), 3) Home

(1996), and 4) The Post-Modern Prometheus (1997)

Week 13 Tuesday, November 11Veterans Day Holiday (No Class)

Assignment: TRE Annotated Bibliography Due (Email

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Document to Jason no later than 6pm and drop off paper copy no later than 5pm onWednesday, 9/12/08)

Assignment: Hour Exam 3 Due (Email Document to Jason nolater

than 6pm and drop off paper copy no later than 5pm onWednesday, 9/12/08)

Week 14 Tuesday, November 18Masterpieces : C.J. Cherryth, Pots (pp. 327-350)

John Crowley, Snow (pp. 351-363) James Patrick Kelly, Rat (pp. 364-374)

Butler: Adulthood Rites Television: The X-Files : Pilot, Jose Chungs From Outer Space,Home, and The

Post-Modern Prometheus

Week 15 Tuesday, November 25Thanksgiving Day Holiday (No Class)

Week 16 Tuesday, December 2Masterpieces : Terry Bisson, Bears Discover Fire (pp. 375-383)

John Kessel, A Clean Escape (pp. 384-395)Butler: Imago , Section I (Metamorphosis) to Section II Chapter 7

(pp. 519-642) Assignment: Final Research Project Due

Thursday, December 4Optional Screening (6pm-9pm)1) Millenium : Jose Chungs Doomsday Defense (1997)2) The Matrix (1999) (Dir. Larry and Andy Wachowski)

Week 17 Tuesday, December 9Masterpieces : Lisa Goldstein, Tourists (pp. 396-407)

George Alec Effinger, One (pp. 408-422)Butler: Imago , Section II Chapter 8 to End (pp. 642-746)

Television: Millenium : Jose Chungs Doomsday DefenseFilm: The Matrix (1999)

Assignment: Abstracts and Cover Letters (Graduate studentsonly)

Week 18 Tuesday, December 16Final Session Fiesta : Meet at Mermaid Tavern at 6pm

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