Science Fiction

Science fiction addresses key concerns that are not restricted to the imaginative worlds depicted in fiction; rather science fiction uses alien settings strange worlds alternate timelines or virtual environments as a way of exploring contemporary issues. Over the course of exploring the various issues contained in these fictions the various movements of science fiction will be explored to provide a broader sense of the genre's development from its earliest to its most current forms; in addition terminology will be introduced so by the end of the course students will have a broader understanding of science fiction's historical and thematic terrain.    

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