Syllabus & Handouts - ENG 400 (CA01) Fall 2009 - ST: Studies in Science Fiction
May 15, 2009

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2 July 2009
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[1] If you are looking for the proper entry to enter assignments about this week's primary texts (e.g. Verne, Wells, Lewis, Campbell, Asimov, Bradbury, Hubbard, Boulle, Clarke, Adams, etc.) on the reading(s) of the week, you should click the link appropriate category link in the Scattergories menu to the left of the page. For example, click the *Literature* link to scan all entries tagged "LIterature" or *Film* to see any tagged "Film" and submit your response to the appropriate entry (usually the title of the entry will match the title of the work you are working with for this module). The link can also be found by clicking HERE for Literature and HERE for Film.[2] If you are looking for the proper entry to enter assignments about this week's secondary texts (e.g. the scholarly articles and critical articles) on the current module, you should click the link appropriate category link in the scattergories menu to the left of the page. For example, click "Critical Theory" to see all entries tagged with that topic and submit your response/assignment to the appropriate entry (e.g. "The Golden-Age of Science Fiction," etc.). That link can also be found by clicking HERE for Critical Theory.
At this particular entry (the one you are now reading) you will find the most recent addendum to the course syllabus. It will be reprinted below by the first day of class.
Most of the stories and articles you will need for the course will be available in a coursepack prepared by the University Copy Center and sold at the University Bookstore. However, there are a few texts you will need to purchase. They are . . .
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Course Feedback: Your Thoughts about What You'll Take Away
April 22, 2009

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Dear Students,
I sincerely hope that you all got something positive or, at least, one useful piece of knowledge or skill that you can . . .
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Creative Non-Fiction & the Holocaust: Art Spiegelman's _Maus I & II_
April 18, 2009

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Why is Star Trek Significant to Contemporary American Pop-Culture?
April 08, 2009
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Recently, because I teach a Science-fiction literature course, I was asked by the public relations department of Saint Leo University to provide some commentary for Ted Anthony, a noted Associated Press journalist writing a news story on the upcoming Star Trek film and why Star Trek, as a pop-culture phenomenon, seems to resonate on an almost folkloric level with certain elements of American society. I was happy to oblige but I had to admit that it was a solid question and one that would warrant some reflection first. Since its debut, Gene Roddenberry’s famous series from the 1960s has certainly proven influential in many ways. For example, concepts from this speculative fiction about Earth’s distant future have found their way into the English vernacular and in technological innovations.
Even those who have never watched a single episode may be familiar with . . .
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Henryk Grynberg's _Drohobyz, Drohobyz, and Other Stories_
April 07, 2009

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