SCIENCE FICTION AND VIRTUAL WORLDS   [Archived Catalog]
2019-2020 Johnstown Campus Catalog
   

ENGLIT 1265 - SCIENCE FICTION AND VIRTUAL WORLDS


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A literature course centered on concepts and representations of virtual reality in literature, film, and digital media. Drawing from several bodies of critical theory including game studies and post-humanistic models of subjectivity, the course interrogates the shifting boundaries between the real and the virtual, and it requires students to read, view, and interact with several advanced works of science fiction.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade


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