Specialisation seminar: Human nature and humanity in speculative fiction
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 2510-f2ENG2W-SS-HNH |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
(brak danych)
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(0232) Literatura i językoznawstwo
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Specialisation seminar: Human nature and humanity in speculative fiction |
Jednostka: | Wydział Humanistyczny |
Grupy: | |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Całkowity nakład pracy studenta: | (tylko po angielsku) Contact hours with teacher: - participation in meetings - 30 hrs - consultations – 30 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for class – 30 hours - preparation of tasks and projects - 35 hrs Altogether: 125 hrs (5 ECTS) |
Efekty uczenia się - wiedza: | (tylko po angielsku) W1: The student can recognize the relevant themes and issues concerning the contemporary civilisation and the way the ideas, hopes and anxieties of that culture are reflected in the works of science fiction (K_W10). |
Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności: | (tylko po angielsku) U1: The student can use advanced theoretical frameworks designed to define the function and importance of science fiction and apply their knowledge to discussing and examining various culture texts (K_U07). |
Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne: | (tylko po angielsku) K1: The student understands the social significance of popular culture texts in shaping the society’s awareness of both contemporary and future problems and issues, and is able to promote this understanding (K_K03). |
Metody dydaktyczne podające: | - wykład konwersatoryjny |
Metody dydaktyczne poszukujące: | - studium przypadku |
Metody dydaktyczne w kształceniu online: | - metody wymiany i dyskusji |
Skrócony opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The focus of the course is the expression of the concept of humanity as presented in selected science-fiction texts. The course emphasizes two primary approaches to analysing the nature of humanity in science-fiction: in opposition to alien lifeforms and in opposition to artificial humans. The discussion will revolve around the characteristic features of such texts, as well as the emergent conclusions. The students will be graded according to their participation in class and realisation of assigned tasks and a final project. The course is supplemented by a Moodle course. |
Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) The focus of the course is the expression of the concept of humanity as presented in selected science-fiction texts. The course emphasizes two primary approaches to analysing the nature of humanity in science-fiction: in opposition to alien lifeforms and in opposition to artificial humans. The discussion will revolve around the characteristic features of such texts, as well as the emergent conclusions. The thematic blocks of the course include: → humanity as defined by the hostility of machines → humanity as defined by the amity of machines → humanity as defined by its drive to reproduce → humanity as defined in contrast to alien lifeforms |
Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) Gomel, Elana. 2014. Science Fiction, Alien Encounters, and the Ethics of Posthumanism: Beyond the Golden Rule. Springer James, Edward, and Farah Mendlesohn, eds. 2003. The Cambridge companion to science fiction. Cambridge University Press Malmgren, Carl D. 1993. "Self and Other in SF: Alien encounters." In: Science Fiction Studies (1993): 15-33. Oziewicz, Marek. 2017. "Speculative fiction." In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature. Sims, Christopher A. 2013. Tech anxiety: Artificial intelligence and ontological awakening in four science fiction novels. McFarland |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
(tylko po angielsku) Continuous evaluation of participation in class (U1, K1) Graded project (U1, W1, K1) Assessment criteria: fail- (59%) satisfactory- (60-67%) satisfactory plus- (68-75%) good - (76-84%) good plus- (85-90%) very good- (91-100%) |
Praktyki zawodowe: |
(tylko po angielsku) n/a |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.