"G. D. Akin" wrote:
>
> Well, I've signed up for a DE course with The University of Maryland,
> European Division. The course is ENGL476, "Modern Fantasy and Science
> Fiction."
>
> The course runs from August 23rd to Dec 18th. The works to be covered are:
>
> 1. Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood's End
> 2. Connie Willis and Sheila Williams, eds., A Woman's Liberation: A Choice
> of Futures By and About Women
> 3. Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
> 4. Philip K. Dick, The Philip K. Dick Reader
> 5. Frederik Pohl, Gateway
> 6. Raymond Feist, Magician
> 7. William Gibson, Neuromancer
> 8. Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash
> 9. Pat Cadigan, Tea From An Empty Cup
> 10. Andre Norton, The Wind in the Stone. ISBN 0380795566
>
> Should be fun!
As I said about my "Artificial Intelligences in Literature" course, any
class where Neuromancer is required reading has to be good. :)
(That was the coolest book in that class. We also read some non-fiction
related to AI, Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, and watched some movies. I
think that Blade Runner hadn't been part of the syllabus but the prof
was persuaded to add it. My notes are in this room but not very
accessible....)
Julia
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