Introduction to Science Fiction.

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the study of science fiction as an important intersection of the sciences and the humanities. Students will examine how literature explores the humanistic aspects of scientific endeavors such as space travel, the search for extraterrestrial life, and bioengineering. Representative authors include Edgar Allan Poe, Carmen Maria Machado, Octavia Butler, Neil Gaiman, and Cixin Liu. Spring only.