Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Arizona State University/ENG 333 American Ethnic Literature (Spring)

Imagined Futurities: Contemporary Speculative Fiction, will take an unconventional approach to the study of American ethnic literature. We will focus on a genre of writing called speculative fiction, with emphasis on multiethnic American authors, as a way to grapple with contemporary issues and imagine what different kinds of futures might be possible. Together, we will explore texts that engage with identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, to expand the range of culturally imaginable futures. In studying these different “futurisms,” we will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of terms like “Afrofuturism,” “Indigenous Futurisms,” and “Latinx futurisms.” We will also think about the new technologies that shape identities and social relations and their impact on how we imagine the future.