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May 17, 2024
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HIST 734 - Utopias and Utopian Thought3 credits
Since ancient times the perceived ills of the world as it is, in short, of historyhave led people to imagine a perfect world. Utopian dreams can take the form of fiction (hopeful, satirical, or dystopian), of a religious movement, of a revolutionary program, of an alternative community, or of a symbolic enactment, seen in festivals and Worlds Fairs. Can we radically change the conditions of human nature and society in the real world? Topics include Plato’s Republic, the Bible, More’s Utopia, the French Revolution, utopian socialists and Marx, Edward Bellamy and William Morris. We will also examine twentieth-century dystopias, theorists, the World Wide Web, and the future of utopia.
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