Critical Social Thought 257 - Imagined Worlds: Lit Internet

We will study the tradition of imagined worlds in Western culture, with its mystique of utopia, social engineering, escapism, and selectiveness. Readings will include Thomas More, George Orwell, J.R.R. Tolkien, and J.K. Rowling; Jorge Luis Borges' works will be our methodological guide to the worlds of the Internet that, for the purposes of this course, may include Second Life and Postsecret.

Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors