Understanding English Through Science Fiction

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Week 11: When It Changed

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This week, we’re diving into a feminist utopia… or is it? You should read the story before we meet. You can find links to the English story text (and the Korean translation) at the bottom of this page.

Day 1

I’ll talk a bit about Joanna Russ’s career, and about the relationship between feminism and SF. 

Day 2

We’ll discuss “When It Changed” in depth using the discussion questions on the handout linked below:

Journaling

Imagine a scenario that you would perceive as a utopia. For your journal writing exercise, describe that utopia from the point of view of someone who experiences it as a dystopia. 

Story Texts

Here are the English and Korean versions of “When it Changed” by Joanna Russ: