UCSD: LTWL 124 Science Fiction (a university course on SF)

December 22, 2008 by Jesse Willis
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QUICK! grab this podcast and its MP3s before they’re gone forever!

LTWL 124 (a first year course in the “Literatures of the World” department) is available now, but not for long. The University of California San Diego, which put out this course, takes its podcasts down shortly after a semester ends. Also note, all the files in this feed are completely unedited – this means there are long silences (often an hour of longer) and some files are a completely empty 2 hour block of silence. But, don’t let this deter you. Soldier on, start with lecture 2 (as it is the first file with content).

UCSD Department Of LiteratureLTWL 124 – Science Fiction (Literatures of the World)
Professor Stephen Potts
18 Lectures – Approx. 24 Hours [UNIVERSITY LECTURES]
University: UCSD
Semester: Fall 2008

Syllabus:

Introduction: A History of the Future.
Science Fiction: Origins to Golden Age
The Weird World of PKD: Ubik by Philip K. Dick
SF History: The New Wave
New Wave SF:The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
Hard Science Fiction: Timescape by Gregory Benford
SF Onscreen: 1900-1970s
SF Onscreen: After Star Wars
Guest Lecture: David Brin
Cyberpunk. Neuromancer by William Gibson
Guest Lecture: Vernor Vinge
The Graphic Novel. Reading: Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Conclusions

Podcast feed:

http://podcast.ucsd.edu/podcasts/rss.aspx?PodcastId=270

[via The DIY Scholar blog]

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Comments

4 Comments on UCSD: LTWL 124 Science Fiction (a university course on SF)

  1. Blaquesaber on Mon, 22nd Dec 2008 12:53 am

    2. Thanks for the update and the link

  2. thrdr on Mon, 22nd Dec 2008 3:47 am

    3. Psst! The podcast URL is incorrect. http://podcast.ucsd.edu/podcasts/rss.aspx?podcastId=270 is the correct link. Looks really interesting . . . thanks.

  3. Chris McLaren on Mon, 22nd Dec 2008 10:07 am

    4. While the Art History course you’ve linked to sounds really rather interesting, you might want to fix the link to actually point to the SF course.

    http://podcast.ucsd.edu/podcasts/rss.aspx?PodcastId=270

  4. Homo Sum » Blog Archive » Happy Accidents on Sat, 10th Jan 2009 10:05 pm

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