LITCI1008 Fantasy and Science Fiction
This course introduces students to a critical exploration of fantasy and science fiction. The fantasy works to be studied include examples of secondary world, urban fantasy, and portal fantasy texts. The science fiction texts relate to a number of key themes which may include time travel, alien encounters, artificial intelligence and posthuman life, computers and virtual reality, utopia and dystopia, and gender and sexuality. Drawing on critical genre theory, the course explores definitions of fantasy, science fiction and speculative fiction, and key theoretical concepts such as fantasy¿s sense of wonder and science fiction¿s engagement with speculation, extrapolation, and thought experiments. Critical theories of fantasy and science fiction situate the selected texts in their historical contexts and address a range of social issues including gender and race.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2025 contribution amount* $578
2025 grandfathered contribution amount^ $578