Speculative Fiction and Film.

Catalog description

Speculative fiction is a supercategory that includes the well-established genres of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, as well as sub-genres like gothic literature, ghost stories, magical realism, dystopian and utopian fiction, and Afrofuturism. In this course, students will speculate, or ask the what-if question, alongside a variety of non-mimetic fiction and film. All students will be asked to reflect theologically on the coursework. Additional topics may include the alien, the Other, colonialism, evil, race, and feminism.