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English 171F/G Speculative Fiction: Science Fiction

From Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" to Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner", a consideration of the history and development of science fiction. Will include science fiction themes such as the Other, new technologies, chaos theory, cybernetics, paradoxes of space/time travel, first contact, and alien worlds.

Antirequisite: Former English 134E
3 hours
(King's)


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