I'm taking an experiential fiction course at Duke this summer, my teacher just sent me this list of books/movies/tv shows that I have to read before class starts in 3 weeks (i'm not sure if it is possible):
Books:
The Sandman- E.T.A. Hoffmann
Frankenstein- Mary Shelley
The Island of Dr. Moreau- H.G. Wells
Tender Buttons- Gertrude Stein
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?- Philip K. ****
The Lathe of Heaven- Ursula K. LeGuin
Geek Love- Katherine Dunn
Blood Music- Greg Bear
Movies:
The Fly (1986/2006)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
TV Shows:
The Post-Modern Prometheus (X Files season 5, episode 5, 1997)
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