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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2005
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FREN 490 001 (CRN: 10495)
UTOPIA AND THE FUTURE
Long Title: UTOPIA AND THE FUTURE
Department: French Studies
Instructor: Goux, Jean-Joseph C.
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (22-AUG-2005 - 2-DEC-2005)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Prerequisites: FREN 311 OR FREN 312 or permission of instructor
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 6
Enrollment data as of: 16-JUN-2024 10:19PM
Description: This course will explore utopia and how historical future is anticipated in French literature and philosophy; study of the most important utopists (from Cyrano de Berderac to Fourier and Dejacque): the rise of new expectations and fears in a more technical and globalized world (from Jules Verne to the present). Includes sociological, religious and philosophical interpretations of utopia and of the anticipation of the future.