Pilot Lecture: Ender’s Game – Politics and War in Science Fiction
Overview
Explore how iconic sci-fi novels Ender’s Game and The Forever War mirror real-world military strategy and philosophy in this 30-minute lecture.
Course No. 90071
Professor Adler dissects the psychological and political dimensions of warfare through these award-winning novels, revealing their parallels to historical conflicts.
Lecture Content
Warfare in Science Fiction
- Ender’s Game & The Forever War (30 min)
- Military training as allegory for real-world tactics
- Psychological manipulation in combat narratives
- Cold War and Vietnam War parallels

