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Utopian literature envisions news ways of living together in a society that is inherently better than one’s own. From the time of settlement, America has been perceived and represented as a Utopian space and experiment. In this course we will explore some of the positive visions of North America, including for example ecological, feminist and Native American ones, and address of the skeptical, dystopian ones. While the focus will be on the literary genre tradition, we will also look at other representations of utopian rhetoric and critique e.g. in documentaries and films. Texts to be discussed will include Ernest Callenbach’s Ecotopia and Marge Piercy’s Woman on the Edge of Time. The complete reading list will be provided at the beginning of term. |
