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Master
Course Outline
ENGL 271
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature
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| Credits: 5 |
Clock Hours per Quarter: 50
AA Discipline: [Humanities]
Lecture Hours:50
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Description
Examines science fiction and fantasy genres with an emphasis on their emergence as significant literature. Formerly LIT 271. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
Identify the primary function of narrative in all literature; to craft a meaning and context for our lives
Demonstrate an understanding of the development of science fiction and fantasy literature as distinct genres
Identify and explain a variety of themes specific to science fiction, such as utopias, dystopias, bionics, cybernetics, cryonics, clairvoyance, telepathy, and/or eschatological visions
Identify and explain a variety of themes specific to fantasy fiction, such as magic, the paranormal, and the supernatural
Demonstrate familiarity with the classic science fiction literary tradition (for example, Orson Scott Card, Isaac Asimov, Douglas Adams, Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clark, Phillip K. Dick, Jules Verne, Kurt Vonnegut, and Madeleine L’Engle)
Demonstrate familiarity with the classic fantasy literary tradition (for example, Ursula K. Le Guin, George Martin, Graham Edwards, J. R. R. Tolkien, Elizabeth Hayden, Terry Goodkind, and J. K. Rowling)
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Syllabi
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Quarter
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Instructor |
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| ENGL 271 |
Summer 2011 |
9638 |
Roberto Figueroa |
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| ENGL 271 |
Summer 2010 |
8006 |
Jeremiah Burt |
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| ENGL 271 |
Fall 2009 |
6537 |
Virginia McConnell |
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Two Year Projected Schedule
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Two** |
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Winter |
Spring |
Summer |
Mini |
Fall |
Winter |
Spring |
Summer |
Mini |
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*If fall quarter starts on an odd year (2003, 2005, etc.), it's Year One.
**If fall quarter starts on an even year (2002, 2004, etc.), it's Year Two.
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