Critical Social Thought 252s - Literature and Politics:Second Living:ImaginedWorlds of Literature and Internet

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Mount Holyoke College

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We will study the tradition of imagined worlds inWestern culture, with its mystique of utopia, social engineering, escapism, and selectiveness. Readings will include?omas More, George Orwell, J.R.R. Tolkien, and J.K. Rowling; Jorge Luis Borges' works will be our methodological guide to the worlds of the Internet that, for the purposes of this course, may include Second Life and Postsecret. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement C. Pleshakov Prereq. soph, jr, sr. CST 249 or 250 recommended but NOT required; 4 credits

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.mtholyoke.edu

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(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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