Part 1: Compare, contrast, and evaluate Narratives of the Future (to be extended in midterm) 

Ruth Brown, Beginning or Beginning Again

Brandon Burrow, Crossing the Streams: Weaving the Future Through Speculation and Apocalypse

Sage Butler, The Future in Fiction

Tim Doherty, Tomorrow is a Mirror

Andrea Gerlach, The Beginning and the End: Renewal in Future Narratives

Part 2: Propose and defend topic for research and reading essay on personal/professional topic of your choice (to be extended in midterm and final exam) 

Alphabetical list of proposal topics