There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Science Fiction has long imagined futures in often bleak ways, often dealing with issues such as space travel, the future of the planet, our relation with other, and consumerism to name a few. This module will introduce you to some of the key subgenres of science fiction as way to allow you to discuss the ways in which science fiction engages with issues such as imperialism, neocolonialism, globalisation, climate change, science, knowledge, ideology, technology class. This module will therefore allow you to consider how science fiction discusses planetarity, a concept which seeks to dismantle global divisions and domination and promote a sustainable planet. As such, the module will get you to theoretically and critically analyse the ways in which science fiction engages with its contemporary world and theoretical discourses, such as power, violence, science, knowledge, class, gender, sexuality, race, imperialism, colonialism, technology, the environment and sustainability, posthumanism and humanism and offer an impetus for change. This module has a strong focus on sustainability and the global, including considerations about the ways in which global markets correlate to environmental justice and the need to further sustainability globally. The module will seek to introduce you to less well-known works of science fiction from around the world and offer a multi-disciplinary scientific outlook on these issues.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Examine the relationships, continuities and differences between subgenres of science fiction.

LO2: Interpret how science fiction texts and films promote sustainability and planetarity.

LO3: Develop competencies in applying a range of critical and theoretical approaches to science fiction texts and films.

LO4: Critically analyse a range science fiction texts and films in both written and verbal form

LO5: Demonstrate knowledge about the formal feature of science fiction