HON 364 Exploring Utopia

Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and completion of the Literary Analysis requirement or ENGL 311, ENGL 222, or ENGL 223. A study of utopian thought from Plato's Republic through contemporary science fiction. Texts may include St. Augustine's City of God, The Rule of St. Benedict, Campanella's City of the Sun, More's Utopia, Bellamy's Looking Backward, Gilman's Herland, Huxley's Brave New World, as well as films such as Gattaca and Minority Report. The course will also include a study of experimental utopian communities.

Cross Listed Courses

Also offered as ENGL 364

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Spring Semester (Odd Years)