Philosophy of Literature ; Utopia and Dystopia Asclepius Course 2016

Philosophy of Literature ; Utopia and 

Dystopia

Wednesday January 13 2016 10 am 

Asclepius Centre;

33A Walter Road, Uplands, Swansea

SA1 5NW

01792 480245

07592330467

13th Jan. ‘16. Week 1. Martyn (1st): What is a dystopia? What is a utopia? Various dystopias / utopias we’ve read and what is common to them all, if anything. Why do we need them?

20th Jan. ‘16. Week 2 Jenni: The Republic of Plato. One of the first utopias. Section from the book.

27th  Jan. ’16. Week 3 Jenni: Brave new world by Aldous Huxley. Could be either. People on the outside and people on the inside. Written before WW2 Totalitarianism.

3rd Feb. ’16. Week 4 Martyn: Brave new world

10th Feb. ’16. Week 5 Jenni: Brave new world

17th Feb. ’16. Week 6 Martyn: Handmaid’s tale by Margaret Atwood

24th Feb. ’16. Week 7 Jenni: Handmaid’s tale

2nd March ’16. Week 8 Martyn: Handmaid’s tale

9th Mar. ’16. Week 9 Jenni: The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe

16th Mar. ’16. Week 10 Martyn: The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe

23rd Mar. ‘16. Week 11 Consider her ways

30th Mar. ’16 . Week 12 Consider her ways

If you don’t wish to read the books then we will provide handouts of the important parts each week or send them by email in advance.