English 114 Women's Speculative Fiction
Spring 2000 M & W 3 - 4:15
South Hall 4715 Office Hours: M & W 1:30-2:30 & by appointment UCSB #893-2457
M 4/3 Overview
W 4/5 Rachel in Love; The Maze [READER]
M 4/10 Dawn by Octavia Butler
W 4/12 Dawn
M 4/17 Mimsy Were the Borogoves; That Only A Mother
W 4/19 Cyberpunk; The Ship Who Sang; Tauf Aleph
M 4/24 He, She & It by Marge Piercy
W 4/26 He, She & It;
FILM: Handmaid's Tale 7pm South Hall 1430
M 5/1; [He, She & It], When It Happens; The Handmaid’s Tale
W 5/3 Boobs; The Narcissus Plague; The Wife's Story
M 5/8 Midterm
For preliminary feedback, turn your packets in anytime after midterm exam. If you are writing a short story, complete the checklist and turn in before 5/17.
W 5/10 Harry Potter; The Warlords of Saturn's Moons; Free Amazon's Oath
M 5/15 Writing SF
W 5/17 Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing; Short Story checklist due.
M 5/22 Memoirs of a Survivor by Doris Lessing
W 5/24 Houston, Houston, Do You Read; When It Changed; The Female Man
M 5/29 Memorial Day Holiday
W 5/31 The Heat Death of the Universe; The Elizabeth Complex; Half Past Four
W 5/31 Writing SF
M 6/5 Stories/Review
W 6/7 Review/Class Reading; Final Paper/Project Due
Th 6/15 Exam Noon-3pm
Texts: Reader from Alternative Copy; Dawn
by Octavia Butler; He, She & It by Marge Piercy; Memoirs of a
Survivor by Doris Lessing
Grade: Class Participation 10%; Midterm 25%; Paper/Project 35%; Final 30%.
All paper topics & projects must be approved by professor.