Course Details

  • Online | Asynchronous 
  • December 19, 2024 – January 10, 2025
  • 3 credits | $1,875
  • Last day to register: December 20, 2024
  • Fulfills Literature Cornerstone

Course Overview

We are most familiar with stories set in the past, and for good reason: tales set in the future are rarer and seem to follow different rules. In this course, we will look at stories that envision the future and study how they function. We will read novels and watch films for their predictions about the future as well as what they tell us about our present. Our texts will include works of science fiction (sci-fi), speculative fiction, climate fiction (cli-fi), and Afrofuturism.

Additional Information

Faculty will contact all students after the Friday, December 20, registration deadline.

About the Instructor

Scott A. Cohen

Professor of English
Professor Scott Cohen has taught at Stonehill College since 2004. Trained as a literary historian and specialist in writing instruction, Scott is also a specialist in the digital humanities and uses technology to better understand literature and history. Scott’s courses are designed to enhance critical inquiry, encourage deliberate discussion, and improve foundational academic and thinking skills. Outside the classroom, Scott enjoys cooking for his family, carpentry and restoring wooden boats.

Questions? Contact Us

Duffy Academic Center – 112

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