Welcome to Literature of the Future

From scriptural prophecy to alternative history . . . in
                       classic, underground, and electronic texts,
                                                   in vision and reality,
          alone and in dialogue,
                                                          we read and write the future.

LITR 4632: Literature of the Future
at the
is a course designed for forward thinkers and adventurous readers
with interests
in what has been predicted
and what may yet be.

What is Literature of the Future?

LITR 4632: Literature of the Future is an undergraduate course offered every other summer (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007. . . ) at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Students meet for three hours three times a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday) in electronically-supported classrooms on the campus of the University of Houston Clear Lake, which is adjacent to NASA's Johnson Space Center and the Center for Advanced Space Studies in Houston, Texas.

Readings for 2007 offering of Literature of the Future

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The Book of Revelation (1^st century AD)

H. G. Wells, The Time Machine (1895)

Octavia Butler, The Parable of the Sower (1993)

Future Primitive: The New Ecotopias ed. K. S. Robinson (1994)

Virtually Now: Stories of Science, Technology and the Future ed. J. Schinto (1996)

William Gibson, Burning Chrome (1986)

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