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Spring Semester 2023
Apr 04, 2026 |
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| INST 3007 - "Hideous Progeny": Literature, Science, and the Public Good |
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Although we often think of literature and science as being separate disciplines and cultures, throughout history they have often shared a common language, cultural heritage, and set of concerns. Particularly in the nineteenth century, literature and science often argued in unison for the “betterment of man’s estate,” as both novelists and scientists explored the question of our origins, the relationship between society and the individual, and what it means to be human. But in many literary narratives, such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818), the vast potential of science was also interrogated rigorously and prophetically. Could scientific progress, unchecked by morality and driven by pride, really advance humanity? Could Victor Frankenstein’s “hideous progeny” - the Creature who haunts the novel - foreshadow the unintended consequences of scientific progress as the century unfolded? How literature uncovers and articulates the big questions posed by scientific progress from the nineteenth century to the present. How literature presents science, and how science often uses literary conventions (e.g., storytelling, metaphor) to make its case and to effect social change. How some of literature’s predictions about science (both positive and negative) have been realized in contemporary society through vivisection, bioengineering, stem-cell research, germ warfare and pandemics, nuclear power, cybernetics, mind control, and the exploration of other life forms.
Prereq: Jr standing or above, and a minimum of one course from at least four of the following INST threads: 2000, 2200, 2400, 2600, and 2800. Not open to students with credit for any INST 3000-level course.
3.000 Credit hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture University Programs Department Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications: Senior Junior Mutual Exclusion: This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: HNRS 3000 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: HNRS 3500 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3000 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3001 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3002 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3003 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3004 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3005 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3006 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3008 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3009 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3010 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3011 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3012 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3013 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3014 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3015 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3016 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3017 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3018 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3019 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3020 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3021 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3022 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3023 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3024 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3025 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3026 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3027 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3028 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3029 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: INST 3030 This course carries a mutual exclusion with the following courses; you may not enroll in it if you have completed any of the following with a passing grade: LEAD 3000 Prerequisites: INST 3000 Level Prereq General Requirements: |
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