2011_12
Guia docent 
Facultat de Lletres
A A 
català 
 
Estudis Culturals en Llengua Anglesa, Textos i Contextos (2009)
 Assignatures
  CIÈNCIA-FICCIÓ I EL CONCEPTE DEL CANVI
   Continguts
Tema Subtema
1. Frankenstein Myth, religion and science
2.The War of the Worlds Victorian SF and social paranoia
3.Metropolis Production, consumption and human relationships
4.The Day the Earth Stood Still Pacifism, neo-colonialism, police states
5.Planet of the Apes Technoscience, violence and knowledge
6.Things to Come The two cultures and the future of mankind
7.Blade Runner Life-machine borderlands
8.Jurassic Park Technoscientific power and late capitalism
9.AI:Artificial Intelligence/Minority Report Surrogate humans, cyborgisation, cloning
10.Star Trek TOS "Paradise Syndrome"/TNG "The Masterpiece Society" Utopia and loss of inocence
11.The Handmaid's Tale Feminist and totalitarian futures
12.The Left Hand of Darkness/The Forever War The construction of gender
13.Gattaca/Brave New World Genetic manipulation and freedom
14.Fahrenheit 451 Access to/control of information
15.The X-Files US Science Fiction and paranoia pre and post 9/11