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Einrichtungen >> Fakultät Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften >>

  Science Fiction Genres

Dozent/in
Prof. Dr. Christoph Houswitschka

Angaben
Hauptseminar
Rein Online
2 SWS
Erweiterungsbereich
Zeit: Mi 18:00 - 20:00

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches
1. Module Allocation:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik:
Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (bis einschließl. Studienbeginn zum WS 2008/09):
freie Erweiterung: Seminar 6 ECTS

LA GY:
Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)

MA English and American Studies:
Master Module English and American Literature: Seminar (8 ECTS)
Profile Module English and American Literature I-VI: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
Consolidation Module English and American Literature I-IV: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)

Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies:
Master Module or Profile Module I or III English and American Literature: Seminar (8 ECTS)

Erasmus and other visiting students:
Seminar (6 or 8 ECTS)

open for Consolidation Module Literature (seminar)
NOT open for Ergänzungsmodul Literature

2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 01.03.2021, 10:00 - 25.04.2021, 23:59 guest auditors: please contact lecturer

Inhalt
Science Fiction as a genre is a recent development. Although a variety of texts have been suggested as the first Science Fiction novels, we usually apply this term to texts written since the 19th century. The genres of Science fiction are many. In the 19th century the utopian and dystopian novels (H.G. Wells, William Morris) and the post-apocalyptic visions (Mary Shelley) are easy to identify and the focus on technological advancement is a main concern from the very beginning (H.G. Wells). It is the twentieth century which saw an amazing diversification of the genre very often informed by changing technological and political contexts.

In the seminar, we will start with the classics of various Science Fiction genres and look at more recent examples. We will also focus on scientific discoveries and their representation in Science Fiction as well as the response of this genre to political and social ideas such as evolution theory and its spin-offs such as devolution and eugenics. Another focus will be given to various forms of artificial life forms (such as A.I., robots, androids, cyborgs, and clones), Cyberpunk, alternative history, environmental and gender issues that very often inform the above-mentioned genres.

Empfohlene Literatur
A preliminary list of texts, from which you may choose, includes:
Mary Shelley, Last Man (1826)
H.G. Wells, Time Machine (1895)
H.G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896)
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (1932)
Olaf Stapledon, Last Man and First Man (1930)
Olaf Stapledon, Sirius (1944)
Robert Heinlein, Starship Troopers (1959)
George R. Stewart, Earth Abides (1949)
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (1951)
Isaac Asimov, Foundation Trilogy (1951-53)
Isaac Asimov, I Robot (1950)
Richard Matheson, I Am Legend (1954)
Philip K. Dick, The Man in High Castle (1962)
Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (1968)
Ursula Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
Ursula Le Guin, The Dispossessed (1974)
Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly (1977)
William Gibson, Neuromancer (1984)
William Gibson, Idoru (1996)
Greg Egan, Diaspora (1997)
Greg Egan, ed. Clones (1998)
Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake (2003)
Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go (2005)
Ian McEwan, Machines Like Me (2019)
Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun (2021)

Englischsprachige Informationen:
Title:
Science Fiction Genres

Credits: 8

Prerequisites
1. Module Allocation:
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik:
Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)

BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik (bis einschließl. Studienbeginn zum WS 2008/09):
freie Erweiterung: Seminar 6 ECTS

LA GY:
Vertiefungsmodul Literaturwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)

MA English and American Studies:
Master Module English and American Literature: Seminar (8 ECTS)
Profile Module English and American Literature I-VI: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
Consolidation Module English and American Literature I-IV: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)

Erweiterungsbereich English and American Studies:
Master Module or Profile Module I or III English and American Literature: Seminar (8 ECTS)

Erasmus and other visiting students:
Seminar (6 or 8 ECTS)

open for Consolidation Module Literature (semimar)
NOT open for Ergänzungsmodul Literature

2. (De)Registration:
in FlexNow! (except for guest auditors): 01.03.2021, 10:00 - 25.04.2021, 23:59 guest auditors: please contact lecturer

Contents
Science Fiction as a genre is a recent development. Although a variety of texts have been suggested as the first Science Fiction novels, we usually apply this term to texts written since the 19th century. The genres of Science fiction are many. In the 19th century the utopian and dystopian novels (H.G. Wells, William Morris) and the post-apocalyptic visions (Mary Shelley) are easy to identify and the focus on technological advancement is a main concern from the very beginning (H.G. Wells). It is the twentieth century which saw an amazing diversification of the genre very often informed by changing technological and political contexts.

In the seminar, we will start with the classics of various Science Fiction genres and look at more recent examples. We will also focus on scientific discoveries and their representation in Science Fiction as well as the response of this genre to political and social ideas such as evolution theory and its spin-offs such as devolution and eugenics. Another focus will be given to various forms of artificial life forms (such as A.I., robots, androids, cyborgs, and clones), Cyberpunk, alternative history, environmental and gender issues that very often inform the above-mentioned genres.

Literature
A preliminary list of texts, from which you may choose, includes:
Mary Shelley, Last Man (1826)
H.G. Wells, Time Machine (1895)
H.G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896)
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (1932)
Olaf Stapledon, Last Man and First Man (1930)
Olaf Stapledon, Sirius (1944)
Robert Heinlein, Starship Troopers (1959)
George R. Stewart, Earth Abides (1949)
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (1951)
Isaac Asimov, Foundation Trilogy (1951-53)
Isaac Asimov, I Robot (1950)
Richard Matheson, I Am Legend (1954)
Philip K. Dick, The Man in High Castle (1962)
Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (1968)
Ursula Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
Ursula Le Guin, The Dispossessed (1974)
Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly (1977)
William Gibson, Neuromancer (1984)
William Gibson, Idoru (1996)
Greg Egan, Diaspora (1997)
Greg Egan, ed. Clones (1998)
Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake (2003)
Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go (2005)
Ian McEwan, Machines Like Me (2019)
Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun (2021)

Zusätzliche Informationen
Erwartete Teilnehmerzahl: 15

Institution: Lehrstuhl für Englische Literaturwissenschaft

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