ENGL 3051-085 Syllabus
Assignments
Canvas Access
WEEK 1
May 18th: Introduction to the class
May 19th: Introduction to Cultural Studies
May 20th: Watch The Matrix (1999)
May 21st: Gender Issues in Science Fiction
WEEK 2
May 25th: Be reading Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot
May 26th: Finish Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot
May 27th: Hackers (1995) and Slackers
May 28th: Inception (2010)
WEEK 3
June 1st: Firefly (2002) and Myth
Essay #1 Draft Due on Canvas
June 2nd: William Gibson’s “Johnny Mnemonic”
June 3rd: William Gibson’s “New Rose Hotel”
June 4th: William Gibson’s “Burning Chrome”
WEEK 4
June 8th: Conformity and Monotony
Essay #1 Final Due on Canvas
June 9th: Cultural Constructions of Beauty
June 10th: Interstellar and Exploration themes
June 11th: “Bicentennial Man”
WEEK 5
June 15th: I’m Only Human…or am I?
Essay #2 Draft Due
June 16th: Wall-E (2008) and Environment
June 17th: Wall-E (2008) and Technology (and dystopia)
June 18th: Interactivity via Video Games
WEEK 6
June 22nd: Essay #2 Final Due
No Final Exam in this class