Speculative Calendar



Wk

Date

Fictive Readings

Other

Writings

Etc.

1

1/18

H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

 

 

 

2

1/25

The Invisible Man;
Olaf Stapledon, Odd John, through chp xiv.

Edward James, SF in the 20th Century, Intro, Chps. 1 & 3 Spec #1

 

3

2/1

Odd John (finish);
J.W. Campbell, "Twilight";
A.E. Van Vogt, Slan

Delany, "About 5750 Words"

 

 

4

2/8

Sargent, Women of Wonder:
Moore, "No Woman Born"; St. Clair, "Short in the Chest"; Henderson, "The Anything Box"; Bradley, "Death Between the Stars"; C. M. Kornbluth,
"The Little Black Bag"

Rose, Genre and Paradigm Spec #2
Due by Friday, Feb. 12

 

5

2/15

Russ, The Female Man, through Part V

Huntington, Intro & Chps: 1, 3, & 5

 

 

6

2/22

Finish, The Female Man;
Delany, Einstein Intersection, one half

Huntington, Chp. 2. Spec #3
Due by 5pm, Saturday, Feb 27
Voluntari-MOO, Monday, Feb 22, 7:30-8:30pm.

7

3/1

Finish Einstein Intersection;
Dick, Galactic Pot Healer, one third

 

 

Voluntari-MOO, Monday, March 1; 7:30-8:30pm

8

3/8

Spring Break

 

 

MOO 7:30-8:30, Monday, 3/8

9

3/15

Prof's on the road; finish Galactic Pot Healer;
Lem, Solaris, through "The Conference"

 

  MOO 7:00-8:30, Monday, 3/15

10

3/22

Lem, Solaris, finish

 

Spec #4
Due by 5pm, Friday, 3/26.

 

11

3/29

Jones, White Queen: through chp. 8

 

 

Voluntari-MOO, Monday, March 29, 7:30-8:30pm

12

4/5

Finish White Queen;
Egan, Distress: through part 2

Casey Fredericks, The Future of Eternity: Chps 1-2 (on reserve)

 

Voluntari-MOO, Monday, April 5, 7:30-8:30pm

13

4/12

Finish Distress;
Baird, Psykosis: through chp 12.

 

 

Voluntari-MOO, Monday, April 12, 7:30-8:30pm

14

4/19

Finish Psykosis;
Lethem, As She Climbed. . . : through chp 21.

Donna Haraway, The Cyborg Manifesto

Spec #5:
Term Project Précis
Due Monday, April 26, 5pm.

Voluntari-MOO, Monday, April 19, 7:30-8:30pm

15

4/26

Finish As She Climbed. . .;
Arnason, Ring of Swords: through Part II, chp. 6.

 

 

Voluntari-MOO, Monday, April 26, 7:30-8:30pm

16

5/3

Finish Ring of Swords

 

 

Voluntari-MOO, Monday, May 3, 7:30-8:30pm

17

5/7-5/12

Finals

 

Term Project
Due Monday, May 10, 5pm.