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Explores the utopian and dystopian traditions in literature, philosophy, and politics. Analyzes some blueprints for a better world and compare them with some visions of a nightmare society. Also considers why utopias, when put into practice, often degenerate into dystopian tyrannies. Readings may be drawn from Plato, Sir Thomas More, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Federalist Papers, Karl Marx, William Morris, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Ray Bradbury, B. F. Skinner, and Azar Nafisi.

BHUM: GenEd-Breadth/Humanities, BINT: GenEd-Breadth/Interdisciplinar, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, EMCL: Major-Classical Stu Elective, EMRE: Major-Religion Elective, EMRH: Major-Hist/Religions Elective, ENRE: Minor-Religion Elective, ENRH: Minor-Hist/Religions Elective, MCLA: Major-Classical Studies, MREL: Major-Religion, MRLH: Major-History of Religions, NREL: Minor-Religion, NRLH: Minor-History of Religions, NWES: Minor-Western Heritage, PPD: GenEd-Power/Privilege/Diff, WRIT: GenEd-Writing Intensive