Great utopian and dystopian works of literature
(Book on CD)
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Contributors
Teaching Company, publisher.
Published
Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Company, [2017].
Format
Book on CD
ISBN
9781629973777, 1629973777
Physical Desc
12 audio discs (approximately 360 min.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
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Published
Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Company, [2017].
Language
English
ISBN
9781629973777, 1629973777
Notes
General Note
Title from disc label.
General Note
12 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture.
General Note
"Course number 2341."
General Note
Accompanied by the course guidebook of the same title; includes lecture outlines and notes, and bibliography.
Participants/Performers
Pamela Bedore, lecturer.
Description
"Can literature change our real world society? At its foundation, utopian and dystopian fiction asks a few seemingly simple questions aimed at doing just that. Who are we as a society? Who do we want to be? Who are we afraid we might become? When these questions are framed in the speculative versions of Heaven and Hell on earth, you won't find easy answers, but you will find tremendously insightful and often entertaining perspectives. Utopian and dystopian writing sits at the crossroads of literature and other important academic disciplines such as philosophy, history, psychology, politics, and sociology. It serves as a useful tool to discuss our present condition and future prospects-to imagine a better tomorrow and warn of dangerous possibilities. From Thomas More's foundational text Utopia published in 1516 to the 21st-century phenomenon of The Hunger Games, dive into stories that seek to find the best-and the worst-in humanity, with the hope of better understanding ourselves and the world. Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature delivers 24 illuminating lectures, led by Pamela Bedore, Associate Professor of English at the University of Connecticut, which plunge you into the history and development of utopian ideas and their dystopian counterparts. You'll encounter some of the most powerful and influential texts in this genre as you travel centuries into the past and thousands of years into the future, through worlds that are beautiful, laughable, terrifying, and always thought-provoking." --,(Source of summary not specified)
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bedore, P. (2017). Great utopian and dystopian works of literature . Teaching Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bedore, Pamela, 1972-. 2017. Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature. Teaching Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bedore, Pamela, 1972-. Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature Teaching Company, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bedore, Pamela. Great Utopian and Dystopian Works of Literature Teaching Company, 2017.
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