Lin Han answered truthfully: "80% is completed, and the rest will depend on time."
"School has already started for a month. If I go to start classes again, won't it overlap with many people's class schedules?" Lin Han was still a little worried. It would be bad if he went in and misled students.
Professors from the philosophy department are responsible for science fiction philosophy, but scientific knowledge is simply not Lin Han’s field of knowledge. Science fiction literary creation is basically aimed at students in the literature department or the Chinese department, and is not suitable for the whole school!
Once upon a time, a foreign magazine called "Science Fiction Research" listed the official science fiction-related courses offered by colleges and universities in North America at that time. The number of science fiction courses indeed reached hundreds!
It happened that when freshmen entered the campus, Lin Han decided to use science fiction film and television as course materials, allowing students to watch a certain movie in advance, and then he would appreciate the movie with the students in class or Comment.
"No problem, I will prepare well over the weekend."
Lin Han has already been on the podium, so he is not very nervous now.
Previously, Lin Han taught science fiction literature appreciation. Because literature is the earliest and most important type of science fiction, this is the most common science fiction course content in Europe and the United States!
It is nothing more than a few largest categories, such as science fiction literature, science fiction film and television, scientific philosophy, scientific knowledge or science fiction novel creation.
However, Lin Han has never used that thing to call roll. After all, the classroom is full every time. Instead of wasting time on roll call, it is better to talk more.
In August, Lin Han received a call from the Academic Affairs Office of Peking University asking if courses could be set up when the semester started in September. However, at that time, "The Matrix" had not yet been completed, nor had it entered the post-production stage. It is obviously not an easy task to find time to teach students at Peking University!
Lin Han was thinking about when to go to London and have a face-to-face communication with the special effects director of MPC Company. After all, there are still two movies to come. If the special effects of the first one are completed, he can start working on the next one!
Lin Han turned around and could vaguely see the looming beautiful backbone of the Great Wall behind him. It meandered through the red leaves like a sea of flowers, like a giant dragon hidden in the clouds and mist, revealing only a scaly claw.
Lin Han took off the sunglasses from the bridge of his nose. The red maple leaves all over the mountains and the majestic ancient Great Wall merged in front of him, which seemed to have a strong visual impact!
"You don't have to worry about this. There are thousands of people in the entire school and there's no way to fit into one class? As long as you are willing to open the class to the public, it is estimated that it will be filled up in a few minutes."
Anyway, they are all public elective courses, so it is no problem to cover a wider range of subjects. Cai Yu had no objection to this. He replied: "I will arrange for the Academic Affairs Office to open the course selection system, and the final list of students will be handed over to you on Monday. "
The two of them were holding hands and walking in the maple forest. Not far away, Little Fatty ran away for a while, and then ran back barking, as if urging them to hurry up. Time seemed to freeze at this moment!
When Cai Yu heard Lin Han's voice while sitting in the office, he immediately said, "Xiao Lin, how are you doing with your recent film production? Do you have any free time?"
Lin Han teaches general courses and professional courses in two semesters. The general course is the first semester. It covers a wide range of subjects, including various sub-genres and themes of science fiction, but it mainly focuses on introduction and appreciation of science fiction. , for students of all backgrounds and levels. The professional course is the second semester. After students have absorbed the content of the previous semester, they can grasp a certain topic or direction and conduct in-depth theoretical exploration.
Many times, the content of science fiction literature and film and television can be combined with each other in the course, and even confirm each other, so Lin Han named the course "Science Fiction Literature and Science Fiction Film and Television"!
In fact, in addition to promoting science fiction and cultivating imagination, whether the academic direction of science fiction research can be recognized by mainstream academic circles and whether it can achieve more in-depth development, science fiction courses in colleges and universities are very important indicators!
Cai Yu deliberately made his words so serious, and this invitation was considered sincere.
Lin Han believes that this can provide a correct and systematic introduction to science fiction, give the public a correct concept of science fiction, and further cultivate domestic science fiction writing talents!
It’s rare to take a vacation for yourself. The hot summer is over, and now Beijing is ushering in the cool autumn.
"The thing is like this, you haven't come to school to teach courses for a semester. My classmates miss you very much and want to hear you teach again. Almost all the principal's mailboxes are calling for us to find you to start courses. Maybe you can log in some time. Our BBS will know it before we know it.”
"Yes, you are now a star of our school. There are many freshmen who applied for Peking University because of you, and now they are all eagerly waiting for you!"
If Lin Han wants to change the domestic science fiction environment, he can only do it step by step, starting with college students who are most receptive to science fiction thinking.
This is the earliest place in Beijing where autumn comes, and it is a must-visit place to enjoy the golden autumn colors. There are quite a lot of tourists!
Lin Han was worried about whether the 200-person lecture theater could accommodate so many students. When he was in class before, students were even sitting in the aisles. Every time he came, he had to reserve seats long in advance. He was the most popular at Peking University. a course.
Walking along the hiking trail slowly through the valley, Lin and Han said that they were in the "Equator" where half the sky was red. He stretched out his hand to touch the traces of time left on the ancient Great Wall, and his whole body felt open-minded.
Peking University and Tsinghua University are two of the top universities in China. Being a visiting professor at one of them is something to be proud of.
"Hello, Principal Cai?"
Now that school had started for almost a month, Lin Han received a call from Vice Principal Cai Yu again, "Do you mean to let me go back to school to continue classes?"
Despite Lin Han's repeated urging, the employees still got off work on time and rarely worked overtime to catch up on work, so there was not much progress in "The Matrix".
People often see evidence that foreign science fiction is prosperous and developed is the number of science fiction courses offered by many universities. This number is said to be more than 300, more than 400, and some say more than 500.
What exactly can science fiction be taught in university classes
Even when American science fiction research entered mainstream academic circles, it was only when science fiction entered university courses in the 1950s.
After completing the film's soundtrack work, the progress of the film can basically be seen, but the efficiency of the British MPC company is really worrying.
Of course, North American science fiction is a broad concept that also includes fantasy, utopia, etc. Even science fiction awards such as the Hugo Award also include magical novels, and they can compete for the Hugo Award together.
Traditional education focuses too much on memorizing knowledge, and science fiction works can just open the door to children's imagination and make up for the shortcomings of orthodox education.
The vast majority of people who can get into Peking University are top academics among top academics, and can even be called the level of academic gods. Most of them are not people who study hard, but have many qualities going hand in hand.
"Then Principal Cai, please help me arrange the time for Monday afternoon. It's still the same old time. Does the location need to be changed?"
In today's school administration zone, quite a few people are making suggestions to ask Teacher Lin Han to return to school to teach!
Lin Han twisted his neck and replied: "I have to do the syllabus when I go home in the evening. I can't think of where to mention it."
Cai Yu smiled with satisfaction, "Just stay at the old place. I can't let you go to the 800-person hall to give a lecture. It's not suitable for daily teaching there."
Neither of them are the kind of people who like to take pictures. They prefer to remember the beautiful scenery with their eyes. Chai Chai finally left the crowd and was now spinning around in the pile of dead leaves, having a great time.
But Lin Han's cell phone rang at an inappropriate time, and the atmosphere was suddenly ruined.
What is the purpose of offering science fiction courses in universities
There were too many tourists on the observation deck, and it was quite inconvenient to carry firewood, so the two of them quickly walked down from the top and went to the red leaf forest to get close to the trees.
He took out his cell phone and saw that it was a call from Cai Yu. As the vice president of Peking University, he must be very busy. Lin Han didn't know what it was for.
"There are fewer people here. Chai Chai was almost squeezed just now." Chen Jiaxuan said in an exaggerated way. She picked up a fallen leaf from the ground and gently turned it around in her hand.
Taking Chai Chai Xiaopangdun with them, Chen Jiaxuan and Lin Han went to see the maple leaves in the suburbs of Beijing, but they were not in Xiangshan, but in Badaling Hongyeling Scenic Area.
Science fiction film and television is a new course content added by Lin Han this time. Science fiction film is another major science fiction genre, and it is more popular among students than science fiction literature!
After weighing it several times, Lin Han replied to the Academic Affairs Office that there would be no classes for the semester and he could not be distracted.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Jiaxuan joked: "It seems that Peking University students really love you. Tsinghua University is obviously more suitable for you."
"Then it starts next Monday? The name of the course will be Science Fiction Literature and Science Fiction Film and Television. This time we will add some film and television appreciation and criticism."
If you don’t visit the Great Wall, you are not a hero. The maple leaves are like blood. Thinking back to a few centuries ago, this place was once a place where soldiers fought on the battlefield. It feels like you have returned to ancient times.
Lin Han untied the traction rope around Chai Chai's neck and said to Chen Jiaxuan: "The air here is much better than in the city. It would be great if I could live here for a long time."
Weiming BBS is an internal forum exclusive to Peking University, and it is also the spiritual home of Peking University people. Many students from the school are active here, and there are also interactions with seniors who have graduated in the past.
Now that Cai Yu has said so, Lin Han will no longer be pretentious. No matter how tight the time is, there is still no problem in taking two hours a week to go to class.
Originally, Lin Han was a visiting professor, not a full-time university teacher. He did not need to teach students every semester, especially this year when he was busy filming movies.