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Philip K. Dick's Philosophical Novels (10-week class, starting May 30)
Introduction To This Course
How This Class Works
Topics and Scope For Our Class
Your Instructor For The Class
Our Schedule for Class Sessions
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Discussion Forum - Introduce Yourself and Have Conversations
Texts For The Class
The Main Readings For Our Class
Vertex Interview with Philip K. Dick (for week 1)
How To Build A Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later (for week 1)
If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some Of The Others (for week 1)
Recordings Of Class Sessions (posted after each session finishes)
About The Class Recordings
Week 1 - Introduction: The Dick Schtick(s)
Overview Of Week 1: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 1 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About The Novel and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: Philip K Dick On Reality and Fiction
Week 2 - Humans And Androids, A New Religion, and Empathy
Overview Of Week 2: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 2 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: Philip K Dick On Empathy As The Human Characteristic
Week 3 - Virtual Reality, Another New Religion, and Death Instinct
Overview Of Week 3: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 3 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About A Maze Of Death and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: A God Stepping Out Of Frame
Week 4 - Virtual Reality Redux, Identifying The Monster, and the Psi Business
Overview Of Week 4: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 4 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About Ubik and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: Cold-Pac and Half-Life
Week 5 - Absolute Evil, Assimilation and Identity, and Unstable Reality
Overview Of Week 5: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 5 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About The Three Stigmata Of Palmer Eldritch and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: Evil From Outside
Week 6 - Alternate Timelines, The Oracle, Moral and Immoral Choices
Overview Of Week 6: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 6 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About The Man In The High Castle and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: The Meaning and Role Of The Oracle
Week 7 - Alternate Timelines Again, Police States, and Reality-Bending Drugs
Overview Of Week 7: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 7 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About Flow My Tears The Policeman Said and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: TBD
Week 8 - Undercover Identity, The Drug Culture, and Psychic Breakdown
Overview Of Week 8: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 8 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About A Scanner Darkly and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: TBD
Week 9 - The Black Iron Prison, Gnosticism, and Theophany
Overview Of Week 9: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 9 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About Valis and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: TBD
Week 10 - Gnosticism Redux, Divine Sophia, and Salvation
Overview Of Week 10: What We Will Be Reading, Discussing, and Learning
Zoom Link For Our Week 10 Class Session
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About The Divine Invasion and Its Themes
Focused Discussion Forum: TBD
Supplementary Texts and Resources You May Find Useful
Philip K Dick's Exegesis in PDF (very long!)
Philip Dick biographical and literary timeline (brief)
Links To Many Interviews With Dick
General Discussion Forum: Conversation About The Divine Invasion and Its Themes
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