Lectures in course HUM-219: Does science fiction tell the future?

Science Fiction: Understanding Genres

Explores the complexities of science fiction genres and the role of conjecture in creating speculative worlds.

Science Fiction: Understanding a Literary Phenomenon

Explores the history and impact of science fiction across different media forms.

Socio-Political Science Fiction

Explores utopian and dystopian societies in socio-political science fiction.

Socio-Political Utopia and Techno-Scientific Fiction

Discusses socio-political utopia, techno-scientific fiction, and irrational wonder in storytelling.

Extrapolation in Science Fiction

Explores scientific extrapolation in science fiction through intertextual narratives and semantic impertinence.

The Power of Fiction: Storytelling and Technology

Delves into the power of storytelling through fiction, exploring its influence on cognition and societal development.

Art and Hybridity

Explores the fusion of human, animal, and machine elements in literary works through the lens of metaphorical analysis.

Hybres and Hybnick Creatures

Delves into the creation of hybres and hybnick creatures as metaphorical representations of organic mutations.

Weird Tales: Horror, Science Fiction, and Dime Novels

Explores horror, science fiction, and dime novels in 'Weird Tales' from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Science Fiction: Evolution and Influence

Explores the evolution and influence of science fiction literature from the early 20th century.

Science-fiction: Hybridity

Delves into hybridity in science-fiction, exploring space opera and science-fantasy themes like hard science and cyberpunk.

Mystical Shift: Rational Hypothesis and Spiritual Revelation

Explores mystical shifts in belief systems and rational hypotheses in fictional science.

Science Fiction: Conjecture and Irony

Explores the role of conjecture and irony in science fiction narratives, challenging societal norms and prompting critical reflections.

The Function of Fiction in Science Fiction

Explores the role of fiction in shaping human understanding and behavior through an analysis of science fiction narratives.

Paradigms: Irony and Perspectives

Explores paradigms, irony, and perspectives in fictional narratives, highlighting the interplay between different models of understanding.

Earth Society: Shapeshifter Martie

Delves into Earth society in a non-industrial setting, emphasizing the presence of absence and shapeshifter Martie.

Theories of Narrative: Science Fiction Impact

Explores the impact of science fiction on our understanding of catastrophes and societal changes through narrative storytelling.

Theories of Narrative and Intelligibility

Explores theories of narrative, models of intelligibility, and the impact of storytelling on societal values and individual behaviors.

Storytelling and Intelligibility

Explores storytelling and intelligibility through science fiction narratives, focusing on the metaphoric significance of the Martian figure in 'The Martian Chronicles'.

Martians' Ethical Functions

Explores the ethical functions of literature through Bradbury's 'The Million-Year Picnic'.