An examination of literary genres that explore alternative worlds, experiment with the bounds of the real, and challenge the norms of reading. The course moves from precursors in legend, folktale, and romance, to Victorian fantasy, science fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, and late-twentieth-century feminist revisionary narratives. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): 6 credit units
An examination of literary genres that explore alternative worlds, experiment with the bounds of the real, and challenge the norms of reading. The course moves from precursors in legend, folktale, and romance, to Victorian fantasy, science fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, and late-twentieth-century feminist revisionary narratives. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): 6 credit units
