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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
SDL.560

Speculative Fiction as Creative and Critical Thinking, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Course code
SDL.560
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Riku Roihankorpi
Responsible teacher:
Marleena Huuhka
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %

The course provides the students a short introduction to the history, characteristics, and potentials of speculative fiction – a wide field of cultural production from Euripides’ plays to today’s popular sci-fi series that involves thought-experimenting narratives generating hypothetical histories and explanations as well as ahistorical realms. Through its impact on shared and individual imagination, speculative fiction serves as an effective element of enriching one’s creative and critical thinking in service design and in developing more sustainable and diverse views on society. By using the ideas and views adopted from the core lectures, various course materials (including speculative fiction and related research) and guest talks by distinguished authors of speculative fiction, the students will search for, compose and draw on fictional narratives and realms that may prove to be useful for addressing and preparing for society’s present and future challenges.       

Learning outcomes
Completion option 1

Participation in teaching

No scheduled teaching