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FYSE1029A-F24

Worldbuilding and Worldmaking

Worldbuilding and Worldmaking
In this seminar we will survey and critically examine fictional worlds in literature, cinema, and games as well the invention of places, cultures, and shared beliefs in the real world. Worldbuilding synthesizes concepts and stretches our understanding of possible realities through fantastic settings such as Middle-Earth, the Star Wars universe, or Barbie-land. Worldmaking does the same thing in our lived world through the invention of origin-stories, shared symbols and myths, invented traditions, and imagined geographies. Among the questions we will consider are: How do we conceive of coherent places and times? What real world consequences do fictional worlds have on popular beliefs and practices? Students will design their own well-researched and richly detailed worlds during the semester. 3 hrs. sem.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92505
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1029
Section Identifier:
A

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FYSE1029A-F24 Seminar (Lint Sagarena)