Russian & Eurasian Studies 315 - Utopia & Dystopia

Spring
2014
01
4.00
Constantine Pleshakov
TTH 01:15PM-02:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
86923
Skinner Hall 301
cpleshak@mtholyoke.edu
'The twentieth century has been largely shaped by several nations' ambitions to build utopian societies. Russia and China have attempted to realize the vast promises of communism while Nazi Germany aimed to construct a perfect racist world. Beyond political struggle, wars, and revolutions, recent extraordinary achievements in technology have contributed to the utopian mindset. Are political utopias dead in the new millennium? How do cyberspace and the global village contribute to utopian thinking? What will be the role of utopia in the twenty-first century?'
Prereq: 8 credits in POLIT IR or RES;
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.