As I mentioned previously, I am teaching the second half of the University of Kansas’ flagship Intensive Institute on Science Fiction Literature. I’ll be teaching the same novels used in previous years, so I can’t take credit for the curriculum. It features the following novels:
- The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
- The Languages of Pao, Jack Vance
- Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
- Gateway, Frederik Pohl
- The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
- Timescape, Gregory Benford
- Darwin’s Radio, Greg Bear
- Dawn, Octavia Butler
- Neuromancer, William Gibson
- Accelerando, Charles Stross
- Consider Phlebas, Iain M. Banks
- Perdido Street Station, China Miéville
It’s a lot to cover in six days, but that’s part of the class’s allure: it’s two weeks of immersion in the history of SF.
If you want more info on the program or context, see the Center for the Study of Science Fiction’s website.
Nathaniel Williams 