ENGL 301 - Utopian Literature

Credit(s): 3
This course is a study of literary utopias and dystopias from ancient times through the twentieth century. This course will examine imaginative descriptions of both ideal and nightmare societies and what makes them so. The course will explore various issues such as the function of groups and institutions, the role of technology, the place of art and culture, questions of ethics, and what happens to individuals in these societies. Some of the works that will be included are those by Sir Thomas More, Jonathan Swift, Ray Bradbury, and Eugene Ianesco.