ENGL 217 - Science Fiction

Credit(s): 3
This course requires students to reach beyond stereotypes associated with the science fiction genre in order to examine novels, stories, comics, and films that interrogate the global commodification of culture, the fetishization of technology, and the prevailing ideologies that structure race, gender, and class relations. Drawing upon works from North America, Europe, and Asia, this course will ultimately challenge what counts as “human” in our increasingly inhuman world.

Prerequisites: ENGL 110
Course Level: Undergraduate