Britská sci-fi literatura - AAA300236
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Rozvrh Nástěnka
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OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the major texts/discourses of British Science Fiction Literature. The after mentioned texts are selected to be representative of major themes and movements in this genre and it is anticipated that students will do their own reading beyond the core texts. Classes are organized around discussion/micro-lectures of the assigned texts ASSESSMENT Credit is awarded on the basis of attendance (max 3 absences), participation (presentations) and submission of two position papers (1000 words each). MA students must submit a longer paper(details on application). REQUIRED READING* E. A. Abbott- Flatland Sir Arthur Conan Doyle- 'Professor Challenger' Tales H.G. Wells -The Island of Dr Moreau David Lindsay- A Voyage to Arcturus C.S. Lewis- Out of the Silent Planet George Douglas Brown- Greenvoe Ian M Banks-The Player of Games/Feersum Endjinn Richard Morgan-Market Forces Ken McLeod- Execution Channel Charles Stross-The Fuller Memorandum Alasdair Reynolds- Revelation Space Trilogy( Revelation Space/Redemption Ark/Absolution Gap) * Texts are supplemented with ancillary readings where appropriate. The core texts listed as the basis of class discussions and must be read. Poslední úprava: Znojemská Helena, Mgr., Ph.D. (24.01.2011)
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