ENG 1360 - FYS: DYSTOPIA: Cautionary Tales of a Nightmarish Future

Institution:

Northern Vermont University (7.1.2023 merged into Vermont State University)

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Description:

Probing basic questions of human nature and society, dystopian (the worst of all possible worlds) literature and film reveal anxieties that remain chillingly applicable today. We will explore such issues as the self, alienation, freedom, complicity, citizenship, love, faith, sex, technology, and happiness through a variety of novels and films. This is a first-year seminar course and meets the First-Year Seminar requirement of the GECC.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.northernvermont.edu

Phone Number:

(802) 635-2356

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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