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Course Name Introduction to Sci-Fi Studies
Course Code 24OEL284
Program BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration), 5 Year Integrated B.Sc. – M.Sc. Visual Communication
Credits 3
Campus Mysuru

Syllabus

OPEN ELECTIVES-UG (Arts , Humanities and Commerce)

Unit 1

Introduction – Definition, Characteristics, and evolution of science fiction, Difference between Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction and Fantasy Fiction, World Building in Science Fiction

“Utopia and Science Fiction”- Raymond Williams “How We Became Posthuman”- Katherine Hayles

Unit 2

Fiction – Snow Crash – Neal Stephenson

Unit 3

Short Stories – “The Distance of the Moon” – Italo Calvin

“I, Robot”- Issac Asimov

Unit 4

Poems – “A Martian Sends a Post card Home”- Craig Raine

“A Portrait of the Artist”-Vandana Singh

Unit 5

Films – 2001: A Space Odyssey – Stanley Kubrick, Interstellar – Christopher Nolan

Blindness – Fernando Meirelle

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Objectives:

To understand Science fiction as a literary genre

To understand the contemporary trends in Science fiction To understand the basic orientations in Sci-fi studies Course Outcomes:

CO1: Describe the general nature of science fiction

CO2: Classify the Subgenres

CO3: Analyse the major techniques dealt with SF.

CO4: Appraise the relevance of foundational texts and concepts to contemporary Science Fiction

CO5: Compare and contrast Current Cyberpunk fiction and film and other contemporary forms

CO-PO MAPPING:

PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PO13 PO14 PO15
CO1 3
CO2 3 1
CO3 1 3
CO4 3
CO5 3 1

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern:

Assessment Component Weightage of Marks
Continuous Evaluation

(Class Tests, Assignments, Class Activities)

 20
Mid Term Examination 30
End Semester Examination 50
Total 100

Text Books / References

REFERENCES:

  1. Roberts, Adam – Science Fiction, 2nd ed, Routledge
  2. Parrinder, Patrick (ed) – Science Fiction: A Critical Guide (1979), Longman Publishers
  3. Bould, Mark al. (ed) – The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction (2009), Routledge
  4. Gunn, James and Michael Candelaria – 2005 – Excerpt from Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction – Scarecrow Press
  5. Williams, 1978. – Utopia and Science Fiction: Science Fiction Studies # 16 Vol. 5 (Part 3): 203-

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  1. Hayles, Katherine. 1999 – Chapter 10 (247-82) in How We Became Posthuman. Chicago, Ill. – University of Chicago Press.

SUGGESTED READING:

  1. Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
  2. The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood
  3. Harvest – Manjula Padmanabhan
  4. Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
  5. Blade Runner – Scott, Ridley

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