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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Fall 2022 |
Registration ID | COMLH267A001 |
Course Title | Global SF since 1945 |
Credit | 0.00 |
Department | Comparative Literature |
Instructor | McInerney,Maud |
Times and Days | M 07:30pm-10:00pm
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Room Location | HLS109 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2517 SF—science fiction, speculative fiction—is the primary allegorical mode of the contemporary world and permits reflections upon and critiques of the world we inhabit today. This course explores the explosion of the genre in the decades since the WWII and the advent of atomic weapons. We will read classics of post-apocalyptic fiction from the ‘50s and ‘60s before turning to stories that engage queer identities, Afrofuturism and African Futurism, and the global threat of climate change.; Crosslisted: ENGL.; Pre-requisite(s): None; Lottery Preference: Reserve 10 spaces for First Year Students Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (Hav: HU, A) |
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