ENG237H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Machinist, One Piece Discography, The Figurine
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Tonight"s class: quiz #1 instructions, utopias and dystopias in sf, knight and russ: utopia/dystopia and perspective, bear: what it means to be human, le guin, the dispossessed, walls, darko suvin"s cognitive estrangement , shevek"s rock and tree metaphor. Only your grade score will be shown after you submit quiz: mark penalties for going over the allotted time, save the entire test before submitting. If you want to keep a record of the questions and answers you can print it out before submitting it. Ou- (not) +topos (place: no place, land of nowhere, utopias can be satirical and the term can mean that this ideal place is nowhere, doesn"t exist, gk. Dys- (hard, bad, unlucky) +topos (place: bad place, qualities and themes in sf, nightmare; anti-utopian, oppressive conditions (political, social, economic, technological, environmental, etc. ); extremes: technology as dehumanizing, crisis and anxiety, negative consequences of current trends; cautionary, satirical critique of now.
