OCT 25-27
Tues, Oct 25
VIEW: Ridley Scott, Blade Runner
READ:
Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism
“postmodernism”
“postmodernity”
“ideology”
“pastiche”
“late capitalism”
“cyborg”
Thurs, Oct 27
READ:
Slavoj Žižek, Tarrying with the Negative, 9-12, 40-41
OPTIONAL:
Bladerunner
ENGL 373H: The Theory of SF&F
INSTRUCTOR : Prof. Felluga
OFFICE : HEAV 430
OFFICE HOURS : T,Th 1:30-2:30 (or email me)
E-MAIL: : felluga@purdue.edu
In this third block of classes, we will examine a number of science-fiction examples that explore our current age, which has been termed by many ‘postmodernity.’ We will explore the various elements of our current ‘postmodern condition,’ including computer culture, image culture, media culture, pop culture, and multiculturalism. Alongside the films, we will be reading some of the most influential postmodern theorists of the last three decades. In so doing, we will explore a number of concepts that have been used to understand our age (pastiche, parody, cyborg and the simulacrum).