Science Fiction, Part 2
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 the emergence of the New Wave in the 1960s to today, 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 said that science fiction reflects "the history of our civilization birthing itself."
- Lecture01 The New Wave, Part 101:09:3501:09:35
- Lecture02 The New Wave, Part 201:31:1601:31:16
- Lecture03 Literary Science Fiction, Part 101:27:0701:27:07
- Lecture04 Literary Science Fiction, Part 201:30:0201:30:01
- Lecture05 Women of Wonder, Cons, and Textual Poachers, Part 101:33:0501:33:05
- Lecture06 Women of Wonder, Cons, and Textual Poachers, Part 201:31:4301:31:43
- Lecture07 The Rise of Cyberpunk, Part 101:30:2001:30:20
- Lecture08 The Rise of Cyberpunk, Part 201:28:1601:28:16
- Lecture09 Science Fiction Goes to War, Part 101:30:3301:30:33
- Lecture10 Science Fiction Goes to War, Part 240:1540:15
- Lecture11 Steampunk and Space Opera, Part 101:45:1601:45:16
- Lecture12 Steampunk and Space Opera, Part 201:31:4401:31:44
- Lecture13 Television, Film, and the Question of Time, Part 101:32:5401:32:54
- Lecture14 Television, Film, and the Question of Time, Part 201:28:4601:28:46
- Lecture15 The Return of Hard Science, Part 101:32:2501:32:25
- Lecture16 The Return of Hard Science, Part 201:21:0901:21:09
- Lecture17 First Contacts, Past and Future, Part 101:27:0501:27:05
- Lecture18 First Contacts, Past and Future, Part 201:26:1201:26:12
- Lecture19 Intertextuality, Transformations, and Reimaginings, Part 101:31:0701:31:07
- Lecture20 Intertextuality, Transformations, and Reimaginings, Part 201:28:2101:28:21
- Lecture20 Intertextuality, Transformations, and Reimaginings, Part 201:31:1701:31:17
- Lecture22 The Maturity of Young Adult Science Fiction, Part 201:29:5301:29:53
- Lecture23 The Future of the Genre, Part 101:26:5001:26:50
- Lecture24 The Future of the Genre, Part 201:30:3701:30:37