Schedule
The following schedule is subject to change according to the demands of the class. I will announce changes when they occur.
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September 1 |
Introduction |
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September 3 |
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Introduction-Ch. II |
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September 8 |
Shelley, Chs. III-VII |
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September 10 |
QUIZ ON FRANKENSTEIN
Shelley, Chs. VIII-XIII |
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September 15 |
Shelley, Chs. XIV-XX
Discussion of James Whale's film Frankenstein (1931) |
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September 17 |
Shelley, Chs. XXI-XXIV |
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September 22 |
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, Chs. 1-3 |
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September 24 |
Huxley, Chs. 4-8 |
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September 29 |
Huxley, Chs. 9-13 |
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October 1 |
Huxley, Chs. 14-18 |
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October 6 |
MODULE ONE EXAMINATION |
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October 8 |
Isaac Asimov, The Naked Sun, Chs. 1-6 |
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October 13 |
Asimov, Chs. 7-12 |
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October 15 |
Asimov, Chs. 13-18 |
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October 20 |
Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Chs. 1-5
QUIZ ON THE NAKED SUN |
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October 22 |
Dick, 6-10 |
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October 27 |
Dick, Chs. 11-15 |
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October 29 |
Dick, Chs. 16-22 |
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November 3 |
Blade Runner |
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November 5 |
MODULE TWO EXAMINATION |
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November 10 |
Becky Chambers, To Be Taught If Fortunate, Aecor |
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November 12 |
Chambers, Mirabilis |
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November 17 |
Chambers, Opera |
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November 19 |
Chambers, Votum
FUTURE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS DUE |
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November 24 |
QUIZ ON CHAMBERS
Colson Whitehead, Underground Railroad, Ajarry, Georgia |
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November 26 |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
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December 1 |
Whitehead, Ridgeway, South Carolina |
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December 3 |
Whitehead, Stevens, North Carolina |
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December 8 |
Whitehead, Ethel, Tennessee, Caesar |
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December 10 |
Whitehead, Indiana, Mabel, The North |
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December 17 |
FINAL EXAMINATION, 10am-11:55am on Canvas |
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