Science Fiction Literature of the 20th Century

  • Dalyko kodas: VKS 0303
  • Dalyko grupė: D
  • ECTS credits 4
  • Pavadinimas lietuvių kalba: XX amžiaus mokslinės fantastikos literatūra (anglų kalba)
  • Dalykas atestuotas: 2015-03-25
  • Atestacija galioja iki: 2018-03-25
  • Dalyko aprašo rengėjas(-ai):

    Assoc. Prof. Jaq Greenspon, Department of Public Communications, Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy

Dalyko anotacija anglų kalba

This is a survey course, covering western Science Fiction, from Wells and Verne to modern day authors with a focus on the "golden age" of the 30s through the 70s. We will be looking at both novels and short pieces. There will be a considerable amount of reading required for this class. Authors of longer works may include Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, William Gibson, Alfred Bester, Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, George Orwell, Ira Levin, Ursula K. Leguin, Madeleine L’Engle. We will look at the literature through several lenses, but mostly as a product of its time, associating the writings with the time they were written. Classes will consist of lecture and discussion of assigned readings.

Dalyko anotacija lietuvių kalba

Dalykas yra skirtas susipažinti su Vakarų mokslinės fantastikos literatūros klasika, pradedant nuo Wellso ir Verno iki šių dienų, didžiausią dėmesį skiriant “aukso amžiaus” mokslinės fantastikos kūriniams ir jų autoriams, tokiems kaip: Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, William Gibson, Alfred Bester, Douglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, George Orwell, Ira Levin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Madeleine L’Engle. Pristatant reikšmingiausius XX a. mokslinės fantastikos kūrinius, studentai bus skatinami įvertinti ir atpažinti kūrinio sukūrimo laikmečio ženklus. Paskaitų metu vyks interaktyvios diskusijos, pristatymai, aptarimai, remiantis skaitytais autoriais.

Dalyko studijos valandomis

Contact hours: lectures – 30 hours, practical work in groups – 15 hours, individual students work – 30 hours, self preparation for seminars, midterm and final exams – 45 hours. Total: 120 hours.

Studijų rezultatų vertinimas

Mid-term exam – 20%, final paper – 20%, reflections – 10%, final exam – 50%.

Literatūra

1. 2004 Scot Card, Orson (ed.). Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century. Ace Trade
  • 2. 1999 Silverberg, Robert et als. (eds.). Far Horizons: All New Tales From the Greatest Worlds of Science Fiction. Eos
  • 3. 2001 Willis, Connie et al. (eds.). A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women. Aspect
  • Supplementary materials
  • 4. 1980 Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy // Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Pan Books
  • 5. 1984 Gibson, William. Neuromancer. Ace Books
  • 6. 2007 Orwell, George. 1984-ieji. Jotema
  • 7. 1991 Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451 :Fahrenheit 451 - The Temperature at Which Book Paper Catches Fire, and Burns. Ballantine Books