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| LGER0066-2 | English literature b, (Utopia/Dystopia)  | ||
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| Duration : | 30h Th | ||
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| Holder(s) : | Michel Delville | ||
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| Course contents : | After a brief historical introduction to utopian thinking from Thomas More to the present day, students will be introduced to modern critical responses to literary utopias, dystopias, and heterotopias. They will be encouraged to study the relationship between politics and literature, particularly as regards issues of class, gender, race, and the general organization of society. Special attention will be given to other related genres and sub-genres such as the sociological novel, science fiction, speculative fiction, the literary satire, the alternate worlds story, the fantastic voyage, the scientific romance and cyberpunk fiction. Readings will include works by Jonathan Swift, Samuel Butler, H.G. Wells, Upton Sinclair, Ursula Le Guin, William Gibson and others. Visual material will be offered in support to the stories. | ||
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| Written notes : | 3 or 4 novels recommended reading: John Carey, ed., The Faber Book of Utopias | ||
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| Contacts : | Michel DELVILLE, professeur Département de Langues et littératures germaniques pl. Cockerill, 3 4000 Liège Tél. 04 366 56 69 E-mail mdelville@ulg.ac.be Secrétariat Tél. 04 366 53 96 | ||
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Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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