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Jul 20, 2025
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POLS 5805 - Political Science Fiction
Science fiction holds a mirror to the norms, rules and institutions that exist in the contemporary political world, engaging in fundamental comparisons about the way the world is, how it came to be, and what alternatives may exist for the political future. Examining and analyzing the prominent themes and issues in these fictional worlds sheds light on past, present, and future political phenomena of our real one. The course examines works of science fiction (both literature and film) side-by-side with political analyses of a variety of topics: state- and nation-building, war and peace-building, citizenship, race, gender, bio-ethics, revolution and rebellion, the military industrial complex, capitalism and democracy. For example, fiction works that may be used in the course include Foundations, Game of Thrones, the Hunger Games, World War Z, the Handmaidss Tale, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, etc. Science fiction literature and film are points of departure for a more substantive focus on these and other important issues in contemporary politics.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will acquire additional facts about historical and contemporary political phenomena.
- Students will develop critical approaches for reading and interpreting the interaction of politics and science fiction.
- Students will understand the basic concepts and theories that political scientists use to study the world.
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