ENGL 220

Spring 2022 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 18-May 4

Literature and Science

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Credit: 3 hours.

Explores the mutual influences of science and literature in some key literary and non-literary texts. Covers scientific texts, literary works, and cultural theory to explore how and why scientific knowledge is intimately linked to literature.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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ENGL 220 class schedule data for spring 2022
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	65124	Lecture-Discussion	P	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	104 English Building	Morris, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts course. Section Info: SP22 ENGL 220 Section P - Literature has long helped us explore questions that science raises for us: What awe-inspiring futures does science open to us? What role does science play in our dreams (and nightmares) of the future? Where can (or should) we draw a line between the human and the technological? What responsibilities do people have toward the environment and non-human species? In this course, we’ll look at some fascinating stories to investigate some of those questions. This course is designed for students from a variety of majors, and no formal training in sciences is needed. We’ll read novels and short stories by Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Atwood, Samuel R. Delany, Octavia Butler, Kim Stanley Robinson, and G. Willow Wilson. Through these works, we’ll engage questions in life sciences, Darwinian evolution, gene manipulation, space exploration, climate science, and digital information technology. Course work will include short online responses, 2 short papers (3-6 pp. each), and a final project. This course satisfies the General Education criteria for Humanities – Lit & Arts.