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Science Fiction (sci-fi) is a literary genre which uses fantasy and adventure to speculate about the consequences of scientific advances in the future. Si-fi stories generally deal with life in futuristic settings, time travel, aliens, space travel and apocalypse. The aim of Sci-fi is to judge the influence of science and technology on human beings. Follow this link to look up a list of definitions of Science Fiction.
Sci-fi has existed as a popular genre in English and other European languages for more than three centuries. However, it was only in the last two centuries that Sci-fi literature saw a boom. One of the earliest and still popular science fiction is Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818). Since then, hundreds of science fictions have been published, and in the last hundred years or so, several sci-fi movies have been produced.
Dystopias are linked to disasters. Here are my notes on disaster science fictions.
Dystopia/Utopia
Utopia is an ideal urban kingdom inhabited by a community of individuals with perfect social qualities. In a perfect utopia you do not need a government, because here no one is ethically corrupt.
Dystopia is the opposite of utopia, where human beings live in poor economic conditions surrounded by a frightening society. In a dystopian society there is no government, and there is widespread social disorder.
In SF, Dystopias are generally set in post-apocalyptic world, when all political and social systems have been destroyed. Individuals in such societies are constantly degraded and dehumanized.
As you can understand, our societies in reality are a bit of both utopia and dystopia. Throughout the course we will come across evidence of places which masquerade as utopia but are not complete utopias. We will also come across dystopias which contain elements of utopia as well.
This website tracks down the dystopian books and their predictions.
Fabril/Pastoral
Fabril appears from the word "faber" meaning a smith. In Science Fiction we will identify faber as a man who is a creator of artifacts. He is opposed to pastor or the shepherd which is the root word for Pastoral.
A Pastor looks after his/her sheep, leads a rural existence and does not have any use for highly mechanized technology.
A faber interacts with the world through complex technology. He/she looks forward to a technologically developed society for a better tomorrow.
In the texts we will deal with, we shall come across many characters who are trying to be a bit of both. A pastor can also double up as a faber. For a futuristic project on farming follow this link.
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