English 202:001
Course Schedule
Week 1 (Aug 27): Course Introduction.
Begin Dick Do Androids Dream
of Electric Sheep?
Week 2 (Sept 3): Labor Day. No classes.
Week 3 (Sept 10):Continue DADES?
Quiz 1.
Week 4 (Sept 17): Finish DADES?
Quiz
2
Vinge "Technological
Singularity" (online).
Essay 1 topics
Week 5 (Sept 24): Film: Blade Runner
Begin Gibson Neuromancer.
Quiz 3
Week 6 (Oct 1): Continue NM.
Essay 1 due
Week 7 (Oct 9): Columbus Day Recess (Monday
classes meet Tuesday;
Tuesday classes do not meet).
Continue NM. Quiz 4.
Week 8 (Oct 15): Finish NM.
Quiz 5
Discussion of topics.
Week 9 (Oct 22):Begin Stephenson Snow
Crash
Essay
2 due
Week 10 (OCT 29): Continue SC
Week 11 (Nov 5): Continue SC
Quiz 6.
Week 12 (Nov 12): Continue SC
Quiz 7
Week 13 (Nov 19): Finish SC
Essay 3 topics
Quiz 8
Week 14 (Nov 26): Interview
with Cory Doctorow (online)
Cory Doctorow short stories
(online):
Week 15 (Dec 3): "Hypertext
and Literary Form" (online)
Moulthrop "Hejirascope"
Exam preparation
Exam time: Tuesday Dec. 17, 1:30-4:15