ENG 257X - Literature and Technology

Course Description

  • Prerequisite: "C" or higher in ENG 100 OR placement in ENG 209-260

This course explores the interplay of science, technology, and literature and examines the authors’ world views, philosophical and religious thought and the impact of science and technology on life, art, and the imagination. How these works resist potential dehumanizing aspects of technology and how technological development can encroach upon identity will be discussed.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of ENG 257X, the student will be able to:

  • Focus on the interaction between technology and society and how works of literature reflect technology's influence on culture and human identity
  • Recognize the universality in human experience in terms of the relationship between literature and technology
  • Write papers on different literary problems relating to technology as a motif