Spectres of Utopia: Theory, Practice, Conventions - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3631632304 ISBN 13: 9783631632307

Publisher: Peter Lang AG, 2012

Synopsis

Spectres of Utopia. Theory, Practice, Conventions introduces the latest trends in utopian studies, displaying a wide variety of theoretical perspectives as well as social, political, and cultural practices ranging from intentional communities and globalization to literary and cinematic utopias and dystopias. The contributors, who come from different disciplinary backgrounds, attempt to redefine not only the basic concepts of utopia, dystopia, and anti-utopia but also utopian studies as a whole, applying new conceptual and philosophical paradigms in the wake of the downfall of communism and the crisis of the traditional forms of Western democracy.

About this title

About the Author:

Artur Blaim is Professor of English Literature, University of Gdansk, author of books and articles on English utopian fiction, desert island narratives, and cultural semiotics, co-editor (with Ludmila Gruszewska-Blaim) of Imperfect Worlds and Dystopian Narratives in Contemporary Cinema. Ludmila Gruszewska-Blaim is Associate Professor of English and American Studies, University of Gdansk; author and co-editor of books on 20th century poetry and prose, literary theory, fictional worlds in literature and cinema.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Lang AG
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3631632304
• ISBN 13: 9783631632307
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Blaim Artur, Gruszewska-Blaim Ludmila