Schedule

The following schedule is subject to change according to the demands of the class. I will announce changes when they occur.

T September 1 Introduction
Th September 3 Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Introduction-Ch. II
T September 8 Shelley, Chs. III-VII
Th September 10 QUIZ ON FRANKENSTEIN
Shelley, Chs. VIII-XIII
 
T September 15 Shelley, Chs. XIV-XX
Discussion of James Whale's film Frankenstein (1931)
Th September 17 Shelley, Chs. XXI-XXIV
 
T September 22 Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, Chs. 1-3
Th September 24 Huxley, Chs. 4-8
 
T September 29 Huxley, Chs. 9-13
Th October 1 Huxley, Chs. 14-18
 
T October 6 MODULE ONE EXAMINATION
Th October 8 Isaac Asimov, The Naked Sun, Chs. 1-6
 
T October 13 Asimov, Chs. 7-12
Th October 15 Asimov, Chs. 13-18
 
T October 20 Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Chs. 1-5
QUIZ ON THE NAKED SUN
Th October 22 Dick, 6-10
 
T October 27 Dick, Chs. 11-15
Th October 29 Dick, Chs. 16-22
 
T November 3 Blade Runner
Th November 5 MODULE TWO EXAMINATION
 
T November 10 Becky Chambers, To Be Taught If Fortunate, Aecor
Th November 12 Chambers, Mirabilis
 
T November 17 Chambers, Opera
Th November 19 Chambers, Votum
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS DUE
 
T November 24 QUIZ ON CHAMBERS
Colson Whitehead, Underground Railroad, Ajarry, Georgia
Th November 26 Thanksgiving Holiday
 
T December 1 Whitehead, Ridgeway, South Carolina
Th December 3 Whitehead, Stevens, North Carolina
 
T December 8 Whitehead, Ethel, Tennessee, Caesar
Th December 10 Whitehead, Indiana, Mabel, The North
 
Th December 17 FINAL EXAMINATION, 10am-11:55am on Canvas