HIST325

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Utopia and Dystopia

History College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

HIST

Course Number

325

Status

Active

Course Attributes

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

Course Short Title

Utopia and Dystopia

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Course Description

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.

Min

4

Repeatable

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