Mar 28, 2024  
Rensselaer Catalog 2018-2019 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2018-2019 [Archived Catalog]

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ARTS 6640 - Science Fictions


Science Fictions is an advanced narrative video production and theory course. The class looks at thematic areas of science fiction, utopia and dystopia, paranormal, and speculative fiction. ‘Speculative fiction’ is a genre that looks at the real world and extends what we know about it, building on the ‘real.’ The class has two threads: to study narrative structure and create a series of sci-fi videos; to discuss and analyze mainstream and avant-garde science fictions film and themes from the early 1900s to the present.

When Offered: Spring term even-numbered years.



Cross Listed: Cross listed with ARTS 4640; students cannot obtain credit for both courses.

Credit Hours: 3



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