History of the Future
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ST197 -- Jan Plan 2001

Meets Monday-Thursday, 10:00 12:00 -- Olin 234
(and for six movie showings from 1:15 in Keyes 105 as shown on syllabus)

Instructor: Thomas Haigh
tdhaigh@colby.edu
www.tomandmaria.com/tom
Miller Library 312

Nothing tells us more about a society than its assumptions about its future.

This reading- and discussion-intensive seminar uses science fiction and futurology as a lens through which to explore twentieth century American history. Particular attention will be paid to changing ideas about social structure, science, technology and gender.

Class Schedule

What's New:

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Information on makeup options added to the about this course page. If you have missed more than one class, or have generally failed to participate in discussion, you may want to consider this. (28-Jan)

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All presentation are now on the resources page. (28-Jan)

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The paper page has been updated with more hints and information. (28-Jan)

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Final set of discussion questions, for Card, are up. (27-Jan)

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The Gibson discussion questions are ready. (25-Jan)

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Guidelines for picking paper topics are added. More information on the papers, and writing hints, are coming soon. (23-Jan)

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Discussion questions for Toffler extract are posted. (21-Jan)

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Screening and discussion of 2001 and Blade Runner have been swapped -- the library lost its 2001 tape, forcing a last-minute substitution. (20-Jan)

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Discussion questions for Pohl are posted. (20-Jan)

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Discussion questions for Dick are posted. (19-Jan)

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More in-class presentations added to the resources page. (18-Jan)

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The bookstore staff have informed me that the publisher is unable to supply Blood Music for legal reasons. I am therefore replacing it with Ender's Game, probably the most popular science fiction book of the 1980s. (18-Jan)

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Discussion questions added for Asimov & Clarke short stories.(15-Jan)

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Discussion questions added for Herbert and Miller. (12-Jan)

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Resources page added, including all the in-class presentations, source references in Clute & Nicholls, and some additional links (11-Jan)

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Pages and discussion questions posted for Bester and the Heinlein & Goodwin short stories. (05-Jan)

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Schedule adjusted owing to non-appearance of Stapledon book at the bookstore. (05-Jan)

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Course policy page filled in. (05-Jan)

 

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