Science Fiction, Part 1
LecturesAmy H. Sturgis
What does it mean to be human? Are we alone? What wonders or terrors will tomorrow hold? Join award-winning scholar Dr. Amy H. Sturgis as she explores the ways in which the literature of science fiction over time has asked the question: “What if?” This course will consider the development of the genre from “proto-SF” writings through the Golden Age, with an eye toward how the great works and movements within science fiction both reflect the concerns and attitudes of their time and imagine beyond them. Discover why author Ray Bradbury called science fiction 'the most important literature in the history of the world.'
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- Lecture03 Ratiocination, Technology, and the Growth of the Genre, Part 1added 27 days ago
- Lecture04 Ratiocination, Technology, and the Growth of the Genre, Part 2added 27 days ago
- Lecture05 Jules Verne and the Scientific Romance, Part 1added 26 days ago
- Lecture06 Jules Verne and the Scientific Romance, Part 2added 25 days ago
- Lecture07 HG Wells and the Science Fiction Parable, Part 1added 21 days ago
- Lecture08 HG Wells and the Science Fiction Parable, Part 2added 21 days ago
- Lecture09 Utopia Dystopia and Lost Worlds, Part 1added 20 days ago
- Lecture10 Utopia Dystopia and Lost Worlds, Part 2added 20 days ago