Schedule

This schedule may change at any time. Always refer to the latest online version.

Date	Day	10:00-11:00	11:00-12:00	Film (1:15 pm onward)
3-Jan-01	Thurs	1: Introduction	1 (continued) Origins of the Future
7-Jan-01	Mon	2: The Future in America	2 contd: Inventing Science Fiction	Things to Come
8-Jan-01	Tues	Discussion: Heinlein, Godwin shorts	3: The Future in the 1950s
9-Jan-01	Wed	Discussion: The Demolished Man	4: The Future in Britain	Invasion of the Body Snatchers
10-Jan-01	Thurs	Discussion: Last and First Men	5: Cold War & Paranoia
14-Jan-01	Mon	5: continued (Discuss Body Snatchers)	6: In The Shadow of the Bomb	Them!
15-Jan-01	Tues	Discussion: A Canticle for Leibowitz	Discussion Continues
16-Jan-01	Wed	Discussion: Clarke, Asimov shorts	7: The Future in the 1960s	Barbarella
17-Jan-01	Thurs	Discussion: Dune	Review Session
21-Jan-01	Mon	Midterm	8: Philip K. Dick & the New Wave	Blade Runner
22-Jan-01	Tues	Discussion: Ubik, Barbarella,	Blade Runner (discussion continues)
23-Jan-01	Wed	9: The Future in the 1970s	Discussion: Future Shock Extract 10: Apollo and Beyond	2001
24-Jan-01	Thurs	Discussion: Man Plus	Discussion: 2001
28-Jan-01	Mon	11: Cyberpunk and the 80s	Discussion: Neuromancer	The Matrix
29-Jan-01	Tues	12: The Recent Future	Matrix and general discussion
30-Jan-01	Wed	Class Evaluations circulated Discussion: Ender's Game	Concluding Discussion: The Future of the Future	Final Examination

Note: Sessions shown in yellow will include discussion of the indicated books or stories. Discussion questions related to these works will be available from this page before each class -- be prepared to answer them if called upon.

Page created by Thomas Haigh. Last edited 01/12/2002.