Class dates: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 10 (5 weeks)

Class time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am

Location: Online (via Zoom)

From Cambridge University to work as a chicken-shed cleaner and living at home with his mother, Douglas Adams seemed destined for obscurity. The Universe was having none of it. The BBC radio series, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” led to a four-five-or-six-part trilogy of books along with comic books, a TV series, video games, and a place deep in the hearts of his many fans.

We’ll read some books, listen to radio clips, and watch a bit of TV before it’s time for lunch.

Recommended readings: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , BBC Hitchhiker’s site

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts , Pan Macmillan, 1992; free online borrowing from Internet Archive

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Series , recordings available on the Internet Archive

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy video game available on the Internet Archive            

Instructor: Karl Hakkarainen is a long-time WISE instructor with an academic background in American studies and career in information technology. He has taught courses on social networks, American history, education, music, intellectual property law, and artificial intelligence. He is chair of the WISE AI SIG .