| Course Title: The Future Is Female: Science Fiction By Women |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: In the genre of science fiction, women authors have always been present if not always as widely known or accepted as their male counterparts. Published in 1818, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is considered the first true science fiction story; in 2018, N.K. Jemisin became the first person ever to win the Hugo award for science fiction/fantasy three years in a row. Many of these authors not only present a rich, imagined world of scientific "what ifs," but also a nuanced, evocative view of possible societies, exploring issues of social justice, race, gender, sexuality, and class -- often at their intersection. This course will explore works of science/speculative fiction by women and nonbinary writers, with the occasional foray into other relevant works of literature, television, film, art, and pop culture. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , FY - First-Year Seminar , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Kerstin Nordstrom | knordstr@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 420 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FYSEM0001 | First-Year Seminar | This is a First-Year Seminar. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Lilith's Brood Author: Butler, Octavia E. Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0446676101 Publisher: |
Required | 21.99 |
| Title: The Ship Who Sang Author: McCaffrey, Anne Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0345334310 Publisher: |
Required | 7.99 |
| Title: The Left Hand of Darkness Author: Le Guin, Ursula K. Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780441007318 Publisher: |
Required | 16.00 |
| Title: The Power Author: Alderman, Naomi Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0316547603 Publisher: |
Required | 16.99 |
| Title: An Unkindness of Ghosts Author: Solomon, Rivers Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1617755885 Publisher: |
Required | 15.95 |
| Title: Frankenstein Author: Shelley, Mary Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780141439471 Publisher: Penguin Classics |
Required | 10.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Please purchase these particular editions (search by ISBN in **GOOGLE** if buying online). The Odyssey often has used as well as new copies for sale. |