Week 9: “They’re Made Out of Meat” and To Serve Man”

This week, we’ll be workshopping your ideas for your Final Papers and also discussing a very short story. 

Lesson 1

We’ll discuss “They’re Made Out of Meat” by Terry Bisson. 

• Here is a copy of the story in English. (It’s short, so it’s okay that there’s no translation available as far as I know.)
• OPTIONAL: Bring a typed list of at least 3 questions you’d like to discuss with your group, and bring enough copies for your regular group plus one copy for the professor. 
• Below, you can see one of many short movie adaptations of the story:

Here is the handout from our Day 1 class:

Lesson 2

We’ll check out the classic Twilight Zone episode “To Serve Man” based on Damon Knight’s story of the same title.

Here is a copy of Damon Knight’s story:

… and here is the Twilight Zone episode (currently available on Dailymotion):

https://www.facebook.com/vintageretroandclassics/videos/the-twilight-zone-to-serve-man/450823008633544

(More handouts forthcoming.)

Homework

Later this semester, we’ll workshop your final paper ideas. For now, here is a handout describing my expectations for what you will write for the Final Assessment Task:

Journaling

Write your thoughts about the Fermi Paradox, and/or your thoughts about how SF reflects the Copernican Revolution. You may also wish to write about your feelings regarding how viable comedic SF is as an artform.