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Introduction
What is SF/F?
Rich Paul Cooper
Why study SF/F?
Introduction to SF
A Short History of SF
How to Read SF
Spotlight on Afro-Futurism: Of One Blood (1902-03) by Pauline Hopkins
Sample Analysis of W.E.B. Du Bois’ “The Comet”
Continued Reading: A Few Subgenres of SF
Appendix: Of One Blood, or, The Hidden Self
Pauline E. Hopkins
Introduction to Fantasy
A Short History of Fantasy
How to Read Fantasy
Spotlight on the “Anti-Tolkien”: Flatland (1884) by Edwin Abbott
Sample Analysis of “The Quest of the Queen’s Tears”
Continued Reading: A Few Subgenres
Appendix: Flatland, Part II: Other Worlds
Edwin Abbott
Introduction to the Utopian
A Short History of the Utopian Tradition
Rich Paul Cooper and Claire Carly-Miles
How to Read Utopias and Dystopias
Spotlight on We (1924) by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Sample Analysis of “The Machine Stops”
Appendix: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Yevgeny Zamyatin
Introduction to the Fantastic
James Francis, Jr.
Genre History
How to Read SF-Horror
Spotlight on Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937)
Sample Analysis of H.P. Lovecraft’s “Herbert West–Reanimator”
Spotlight on Edward Davis Wood, Jr. (1924-1978)
Sample Analysis of Ed Wood’s Plan 9 from Outer Space
James Francis, Jr. and Rich Paul Cooper
Closing
Introduction to Folk Genres
Jason Harris
History of Folk Genres: Derivation, Influence, and Didacticism
How to Read Folktales: Implications for SFF
Keep in Mind: Digital Lore
Spotlight on a Folk Legend “The Hunters and the Maidens”
From the Fireside and Hearth to the Stars
Sample Student Essay
Claire Carly-Miles
Examination: Close Reading, Annotating, and Contextualizing
Dorothy Todd; Claire Carly-Miles; Sarah LeMire; Kathy Anders; and Melissa McCoul
Observation: Looking at the Pieces and Generating Ideas
Dorothy Todd; Sarah LeMire; Terri Pantuso; and Claire Carly-Miles
Discovery and Exploration: Finding and Using Specific Sources
Dorothy Todd; Sarah LeMire; Claire Carly-Miles; and Melissa McCoul
Primary Sources, Archival Research, and Resources: Creatures, Vaults, and Charnel Houses
Jeremy Brett
Testing Your Hypothesis: Experiments in Writing a Literary Essay
Dorothy Todd; Claire Carly-Miles; Rich Paul Cooper; and Melissa McCoul
Mistakes Were Made, So Revise and Edit
Dorothy Todd
Peer Review, or Learning from Victor’s (Our) Mistakes
Claire Carly-Miles; Dorothy Todd; Heather Hopkins Bowers; Anthony Ruggiero; and Jason Saphara
A Note on Ethics and Intellectual Property
Kathy Anders
Citation Formatting
Sarah LeMire; Dorothy Todd; James Sexton; and Derek Soles
Appendix
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Marvels and Wonders: Reading, Researching, and Writing about Science Fiction and Fantasy Copyright © by Rich Paul Cooper; James Francis, Jr.; Jason Harris; Claire Carly-Miles; and Jeremy Brett is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.