Hi,
While Scott's adventures of Trouble (I dont remember the actual title)
is a great book and would fit the course description, it does contain
somewhat graphic lesbian sex scenes ... I don't know what high schoolers
are reading these days.
sheryl
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> From: Keri Stone[SMTP:Dinnally@AOL.COM]
> Reply To: For discussion of feminist SF, fantastic & utopian
> literature
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 1997 12:02 PM
> To: FEMINISTSF@LISTSERV.UIC.EDU
> Subject: [*FSFFU*] looking for recommendations for course
>
> Hi,
>
> One of my collegues has asked me for some recommendations for his
> class next
> semester. I teach in a private high school (the students are fairly
> sophisticated readers). He is interested in novels, short stories and
> essays
> by women I know that they currently read Gibson and Stephenson and
> some
> other cyberpunk novels, and he is disturbed because he does not have
> any
> female authors. Although I read a ton of sci-fi, I mostly stay away
> from
> cyberpunk so I wasn't sure what to recommend. I guess it doesn't have
> to be
> cyberpunk, but it should cretainly focus on technology of the future.
> I
> already suggested Melissa Scott and Raphael Carter's Fortunate Fall. I
> wasn't
> positive which Melissa Scott would be a good recommedation. Below is a
> description of his class in case you can think of any good fits. Any
> suggestions about any authors, particularly feminist ones, would be
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks Keri
> PS: I'm sorry if there have been recent posts on this subject already
> and
> would appreciate anyone sending me a summary privately.
>
> Media and Millennium is a new course that explores a variety of
> futurist
> scenarios created by leading storytellers of our time. Readings will
> include
> a series of science fiction novels, short stories and essays by
> prominent
> writers, scientists and philosophers that explore the impact of
> technology on
> our lives beyond the year 2000. The class will also screen a variety
> of films
> set in the future and explore the themes they raise. The course will
> emphasize the role technology plays in shaping these future realities
> and how
> it might change or challenge present day boundaries between man and
> machine.
> Students will use digital technologies to create a variety of
> multi-media
> essays including an internal web site run off the school's CABBS
> server to
> document their exploration of the third millennium.
>
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