We meet weekly to discuss one or two short stories from the science fiction genre, exploring and responding to the ideas found in the story. The stories we read are literary, contemporary, and short.
For our last meeting this semester, we will be reading "Cocoon" by Greg Egan, which deals with the theme of eugenics.
"Detective James Glass is hired by a biotechnology firm to investigate an explosion that leveled their research laboratory. As he digs deeper into the case and discovers the true nature of his employer's secret research project, he is forced to confront the emergence of a frightening new biotechnology that challenges the convictions of his own homosexuality."
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