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May 04, 2024
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E174 Dystopian Literature3 credit(s) Dystopian works critique society, often by presenting an alternate or extreme version of society that points up the dangers of letting certain social elements (such as technology or political or legal systems) go too far. The dystopian is intimately related to the utopian: utopian texts imagine perfect societies, or at least best possible worlds, but the benefits gained typically endanger some of our cherished values (such as freedom and love); dystopian texts reveal this dark underbelly, showing how the rise to power of some comes at the expense of others, or even society as a whole. Prerequisite: E120 or E120 /E220 placement.
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