Essay and Book Reports: Check the guidelines and the list of reports at this link.  Post your report by the Wed. of the week that the report is due.  Read the posted reports of other students before the following class.

Mon. Feb. 2:  Introduction.  Discussion of course requirements, selection of oral report assignments (book reports BR and essay reports ER) and major project (MPO) assignments.  Discussion of themes and questions for the course.   Read in Class : LeFanu 1 (Sarah Lefanu, "Authority and Sentiment" from In the Chinks of the World's Machine, 86-93; 7 pp.), (Handout); LeGuin 1 (Ursula K. LeGuin "The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction" from Women of Vision, ed. Denise Dupont, 1-9; 8pp.), (Handout); and Cavendish (Margaret Cavendish from "Blazing World" extracts pp. 1-6; 6 pp.) (1666) (Handout) and Loudon/Rauch (Jane Loudon, from The Mummy  3-8; 5 pp. ) (1827) (Handout)  and Mary Griffith , extracts 1, 2, and 3 from Three Hundred Years Hence (pp. 70-75; 99-102; 119-125; 14 pp.).  (Handout) (1836) .  Film: Conceiving Ada. (1997) 85 min.  Total pages this week:  40 pp.

Mon. Feb. 9: Read before class:    Mary Bradley Lane.  Mizora:  A Prophecy. (147 pp.) (1881) (Student Led Discussion MPO 1-2 KF): and from KESSLER: Cridge, (Annie Denton Cridge,  "Man's Rights" Dreams 2&3 10-23; 13 pp.) (1870); Blake (Lillie Devereux Umsted Blake "A Divided Republic 94-104; 10 pp.)  (1885); Cooley (Winifred Harper Cooley "A Dream of the 21st C." 125-130; 5 pp.) (1902) and read Mary Anne Moore-Bentley (Handout) [Mrs. H. H. Ling} "A Woman of Earth" from A Woman of Mars (1901) in Australian Science Fiction, ed. Van Ikin, 1982 pp. xiv-xv, 86-91 (6 pp.)    Essay/Book Reports : ER 3: JH. Post reports to WebCT by Sun. Feb. 8.  Total pages this week:  181 pp; Total pages so far this semester:  221 pp.  

Note: If you have never read Frankenstein by Mary Shelley -- do so now!   Familiarity with this text will be a given throughout this semester.  Note:  Having seen any of the movies just doesn't cut it.  None has come close to giving us any idea of the richness of this text. And be aware that there is a (bad!) novelisation of the most recent movie called Mary Shelley's Frankenstein which is not the real thing!  Do not be fooled!

Mon. Feb. 16  Read before class:  Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Herland (143 pp.)  (1915);  (Student Led Discussion MPO 3-4:  KN and KM) and Hossein (Rakeya Sakawat Hossein. "Sultana's Dream" 1905; 18 pp.) (Handout) and from KESSLER  Jones (Lillian B. Jones "Five Generations Hence" 175-188; 12 pp.)  Optional:   Stevens (Francis Stevens.  "Friend Island" (1918) in New Eves:  Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow, ed. Janice Frank, Jean Stenso, and Forrest Ackerman, 1994, 5-13; 7 p.) (Handout) Film excerpts from: Metropolis (1926) based on screenplay and novel by Thea Von Harbrou (10 mins.).  Produced by Fritz Lang.    Essay/Book Reports   ER 4: MS and ER 5: CG.  Post reports to WebCT by Sun. Feb. 15.  Total pages this week:  173 pp; Total pages so far this semester:  394 pp.

Mon. Feb. 23:  Read before class:   Stone (Leslie Stone. "Conquest of Gola (1931; 1278-1287; 9 pp.). (Handout) Harris  (Clare Winger Harris.  "The Fifth Dimension" (1928; 286-295; 10 pp.) (Handout) and Katharine Burdekin, The End of This Day's Business (written 1930s, pub. 1989; 188 pp.). MPO 5-6: MW and CM.   Essay/Book Reports  ER 6: PB ER 7: EH; ER 8: MI  Post reports to WebCT by Sun. Feb. 22.  Total pages this week:  207 pp; Total pages so far this semester:  601 pp. 

Mon. Mar. 1: Read before class:  from SARGENT. Moore (C. L. Moore, "No Woman Born" 1944; 21-64; 43 pp.); Merril (Judith Merril "That Only a Mother" 1948; 65-73; 8 pages);  Brackett (Leigh Brackett "Woman from Altair" 1951; 102-129; 27 pp.);  Bradley (Marion Zimmer Bradley "Death Between the Stars" 1956; 152-167; 15 pp.);  and Zoline (Pamela Zoline.  "Heat Death of the Universe" (1967; 205-217; 12 pp.). PLUS:  Norton (Andre Norton.  "All Cats Are Gray"  (1953) in New Eves:  Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow, ed. Janice Frank, Jean Stenso, and Forrest Ackerman, 1994, 5-13; 4 p.) (Handoutut);       Perri (Lesli Perri "Space Episode" (1941) in New Eves:  Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow, ed. Janice Frank, Jean Stenso, and Forrest Ackerman, 1994, 63-67; 4 p.) (Handout    ); Emshwiller (Carol Emshwiller.  "Idol's Eye" (1958) in New Eves:  Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow, ed. Janice Frank, Jean Stenso, and Forrest Ackerman, 1994, 147-150; 3 p.) (Handout      ) Film:  Timescape (1992) 99 min. based on C. L. Moore's "Vintage Season" (1946) in The Best of C. L. Moore, ed. Lester del Rey, Nelson Doubleday, 1975 (On Reserve) and Film excerpt from The People (1972): 10 min. based on Zenna Henderson's Ingathering.  MPO 7-8: KF on Moore's "No Woman Born," "Vintage Season" and the film Timescape.  Essay/Book Reports  ER 9: LM.  BR 4: EH  Post reports to WebCT by Sun. Feb. 29.  Total pages this week:  121 pp; Total pages so far this semester:  730 pp. 

 Mon. Mar. 8: Read before class:  Naomi Mitchison. Solution Three (1975; 160 pp.).  (Student Led Discussion MPO 9-10:  MS and PB.  PLUS:   Sargent (Pamela Sargent.  "Fears" (1972) in New Eves:  Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow, ed. Janice Frank, Jean Stenso, and Forrest Ackerman, 1994, 281-290; 9 p.) Essay/Book Reports   BR 5: SL. Post reports to WebCT by Sun Mar. 7.  Total pages this week:  193 pp; Total pages so far this semester:  890 pp.

Mon. Mar. 15:  Read before class:   Read before class:  from SARGENT Russ (Joanna Russ "Nobody's Home' 1972;  249-262; 13 pp.); McIntyre (Vondra McIntyre "Of Mist, Grass, and Sand" 1973; 288-307; 19 pp.); Tiptree (James K. Tiptree "The Women Men Don't See" 1973; 308-334; 26 pp.); Vinge (Joan Vinge "View from a Height" 1978; 397-410; 13 pp.).  Film:  The Lathe of Heaven (1980) based on Ursula K. LeGuin's Lathe of Heaven (1971).  100 min.  Essay/Book Reports   ER 13: MW; ER 14: KM; ER 15: KN; ER 17: DR.  BR 6: MI; BR 7: SY. Post reports to WebCT by Sun Mar. 14.   Total pages this week:  73 pp; Total pages so far this semester:  963 pp.  

Mon. Mar 22:  NO Class.  Enjoy spring break.

Mon. Mar. 29: Read before class: Marge Piercy: Woman on the Edge of Time (1976  384 pp.) (Student Led Discussion MPO 11-12: SS and HM.   Essay/Book Reports  ER 18: NC;  ER 20: SY and BR 8: LM.  Post reports to WebCT by Sun. Mar. 28  Annotated Bibliography of sources for the MPP due tonight (see syllabus for guidelines).  Total pages this week:  384 pp; Total pages so far this semester:   1347 pp.  

Mon. Apr. 5:  Read before class :  Octavia Butler. Kindred (1979 264 pp.).  and Octavia Butler.  "Speech Sounds" (1983) in Bloodchild. 1995 pp. 87-110. ON RESERVE as Fowler P-23 13 pp.) (On Reserve). (Student Led Discussion MPO 13-14: CG on Kindred and "Speech Sounds.") Also read Charlotte Watson Sherman "Killing Color"  in Memories and Visions ed. Susanna Sturgis (1989; pp. 58-71; 13 pp.) (On Reserve) Film excerpt from: Born in Flame (1983)Written and directed by Lizzie Borden.   Essay/Book Reports  BR 9: PB; BR 10: DR; BR 11: KN.  Post reports to WebCT by Sun. Apr. 4. Total pages this week:  290 pp; Total pages so far this semester:   1635 pp.  

Mon. Apr. 12:  Read before class :  Sheri Tepper.  The Gate to Women's Country (1989  315 pp.)  (Student Led Discussion MPO 15-16: JH and EH.  Film: The Handmaid's Tale  ( 1990 ) based on the novel by Margaret Atwood (1986) (109 min.) Post reports to WebCT by Sun Apr. 11.  Total pages this week:  315 pp; Total pages so far this semester:  1950 pp.  

Mon. Apr. 19: Read before class : Nicole Griffith. Slow River (1996  343 pp.) .  (Student Led Discussion MPO 17-18: SL and MI.   Connie Willis "Even the Queen (1992)" in The New Hugo Winners: Vol. IV ed. Gregory Benford, (1997, 165-188; 23 pp.) (On Reserve)  Total pages this week:  366 pp; Total pages so far this semester:  2316 pp.

Mon. Apr. 26    Read before class : Nalo Hopkinson "The Habit of Waste" (1999)" in Women of Other Worlds: Excursions Through Science Fiction and Feminism. Ed. Helen Merrick and Tess Williams. University of Western Australia, (1999, 259-276; 17 pages.) (On Reserve)  ER 21: HM.  BR 14: GG; BR 15: MW; BR16: SS; BR 17: KM; BR 18: CM; BR 19: NC; BR 20: MS.  Post reports to WebCT by Sun Apr. 25.  This is primarily a catch up class with just the one short reading to allow you time to focus on the draft of the MPP.  Last date to get me WRITTEN VERSION OF  your Major Project (MPP) if you wish feedback and the option to revise.  I strongly urge you to take advantage of this option!!!  Total pages this week: 17 pp; Total pages so far this semester:  2333 pp.  

Mon. May 10:     Read before class: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Telling (2000; 264 pp.) . (Student Led Discussion MPO 21-22:  SY and NC.  BR 22: HM. Post reports to WebCT by Sun May 9.Total pages this week:  264 pp; Total pages so far this semester:  2864 pp. 

Mon. May 17:   LAST CLASS (instead of a final exam).  Read:  Ruth Shigezawa.  "Hills of Blue, an Orange Moon" in The Women Who Walk Through Fire ed. Susanna Sturgis (1996; pp. 256-267; 9 pp.) (On Reserve).   Sage Walker. "Hunting Mother. (1999)"  in Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeen Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (2000; pp. 270-284; 14 pp.) (On Reserve) and Severna Park. "The Cure for Everything" (2000)."  in Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (2001; pp. 188-199; 11 pp.) (On Reserve). and Tannarive Due. "Patient Zero (2000)." in Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (2001; pp. 491-503; 12 pp.) (On Reserve).  and Nina Kiriki Hoffman.  "Between Disappearances" in Red Shift ed. Al Sarentino (2002; pp. 345-350; 5 pp.) (On Reserve).  and Catherine Asaro.  "Ave de Paso" in Red Shift ed. Al Sarentino (2002; pp. 471-485; 14 pp.) (On Reserve).  Total pages this week:  73 pp; Total pages so far this semester:  2943 pp.  FINAL WRITTEN VERSION OF Major Project (MPP) Due (Keep a copy for yourself -- these will not be returned nor will there be feedback at this stage.)