ENGL-3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hard Science Fiction, Magic Realism, Alternate History
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Most of our readings will come from the big book of science fiction. Essays should be written in mla style. Reply to the initial post, sign up for story whenever you want, as soon as possible is good. First come first serve, get it done well before march 10th. Something taken to the extreme: social media taken to the extremes, basically black mirror episodes, amplification. Character that lets you explore the world without putting too much of themselves in. Aliens, rayguns, a lot of science- y stuff, the idea of science itself playing a role in the story. Reflecting some aspect of contemporary life while not predicting the future. Hating the things ways are and wanting to make them different. We have different avenues we can take as a specie, and therefore should be choosing one that"s for the better (cid:498)what if if only and if this goes on. (cid:499)
