ENGL 261: Utopian and Dystopian Literature

Department
School
College Liberal Arts/Sciences
Credits 4
Degree Attributes
CLAS: (A) Literature,
CoB: Humanities
One person's perfect world is someone else's nightmare. This course will study fictional representations of alternate timelines and universes. Which literary upheavals or catastrophes seem all too plausible in real life? Which differences in social constructions, including race, gender, and class, have the power to change the world as we know it?
Semester Offered
Offer With sufficient demand