Typically, science fiction poses questions about major social issues, often related to social institutions (e.g., family, religion, law, education, politics, economy, medicine, science, military, and media); it may present the social issue in the context of a utopian or dystopian theme.\u00a0 For instance, in utopian feminist science fiction (a la Ursula Le Guin\u2019s The Left Hand of Darkness<\/em>), the characters are often sex or gender androgynous, allowing the audience to contemplate family and social life in a world where sex and gender are completely fluid.\u00a0 While in dystopian feminist science fiction (a la Atwood\u2019s The Handmaid\u2019s Tale)<\/em>, sex and gender inequalities are intensified. \u00a0Fantasy stories, on the other hand, allow for the authors and audience to imagine a world that is full of magical scenarios and creatures. \u00a0Each of these types of stories are particularly fascinating after exploring various notions of\u00a0love and sex across the world, as is accomplished\u00a0in Theories of Love and Sex.<\/p>\n In Theories of Love and Sex students are\u00a0tasked with writing a sci-fi\/fantasy story about love, sex, relationships, attachment, etc. \u00a0Part of the challenge for them is\u00a0to incorporate what they\u00a0learned about the history of love and sex in much of the world (e.g., customs, beliefs\/values, laws) into their stories. \u00a0These are their stories<\/a> (unedited and as submitted).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introduction Typically, science fiction poses questions about major social issues, often related to social institutions (e.g., family, religion, law, education, politics, economy, medicine, science, military, and media); it may present the social issue in the context of a utopian or … Continue reading Sci-Fi\/Fantasy Project<\/h2>\n