FYS ENG18 - Philip K. Dick’s Flicks

4 Hour(s) Credit
A study of how Philip K. Dick’s fiction has been adapted into the medium of film. After reading the original short stories and novels, screen and discuss the films as well as scholarly essays about them. Analyze the process of transforming the narrative on the page into motion pictures. Other topics include core philosophical questions raised by the dystopian futures depicted in Dick’s work, as well as the social, economic, political and technological, issues those questions investigate.
Three hours per week with enhancement
Meets General Education: First Year Seminar (FYS)
May Not Receive Credit for Both if a second FYS is taken. Taking a second FYS will replace the original FYS grade, regardless of topic.