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Spectres of Utopia: Theory, Practice, Conventions New Edition
Author(s): Artur Blaim (Editor), Ludmila Gruszewska-Blaim
- Publisher: Peter Lang AG
- Publication Date: 28 Jun. 2012
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 296 pages
- ISBN-10: 3631632304
- ISBN-13: 9783631632307
Book Description
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.
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About the Author
Artur Blaim is Professor of English Literature, University of Gdańsk, author of books and articles on English utopian fiction, desert island narratives, and cultural semiotics, co-editor (with Ludmiła Gruszewska-Blaim) of Imperfect Worlds and Dystopian Narratives in Contemporary Cinema.
Ludmiła Gruszewska-Blaim is Associate Professor of English and American Studies, University of Gdańsk; author and co-editor of books on 20th century poetry and prose, literary theory, fictional worlds in literature and cinema.
Ludmiła Gruszewska-Blaim is Associate Professor of English and American Studies, University of Gdańsk; author and co-editor of books on 20th century poetry and prose, literary theory, fictional worlds in literature and cinema.
