The week 5 module, it is a continuation of last week's module, which is what launched us onto our next topic, which is science fiction.

Week 5 Reading

Textbook reading (req.)
Vint, Science Fiction (c4 and c5 and either c6 or c7; c8 is optional)

Week 5 Links

□ "What is Science Fiction? The Literature of Change -- Thoughts from Author David Brin" at Trekspertise [2015 / 6 minutes ]

□ "The Evolution of Science Fiction" / Lindsay Ellis [PBS Voices, 2018 / 6 minutes]

□ By melodysheep (John Boswell, film maker): choose 1

Life Beyond 1: Alien Life, Deep Time and Our Place in Cosmic History (2019 / 30 minutes)

or Life Beyond 2: The Museum of Alien Life (2020 / 40 minutes)

Week 5 Assignments

□ Annotation Project Practice Run (this will be an in-class assignment on 9.21)

□ Essay #1 -- Due 9.24 (with the usual 24-hour no penalty grace period).

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This was the summary of where we were at that I previously posted at the top (I moved it out of the way since we are past this point):

With you having done your first blog posts last week and with an essay due this week, I think it is best to set aside what I'd orginally scheduled for week 5, so as not to overburden you.

For class this week on 9.20 I'll introduce you to collaborative annotating (we'll do that in class -- it will be easiest if you have something larger than a phone to access the web, but if not you can use that instead) and we'll also discuss the upcoming essay. I'll also give you a brief intro to science fiction trends from the 19th century to the present.

The goal is for you to have caught up with the week 4 materials by the time we meet in week 6, which is 9.27. That is, you will have looked at the slideset from week 4 and to have accessed the week 4 links-- there is a web exhibit, a science fiction radio show from the 1930s, and a science fiction short story from the 1950s (you can choose from two options). I'll be counting on you to have this background so that you are ready for the work we do when we meet on 9.27.