Event
Interdisciplinary Conference
(4th Annual Cultural Studies Graduate Conference)
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Theme
K(NO)w tomorrow:
Contradictions of Imagining the Future
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Description
“This interdisciplinary conference seeks
to explore the idea of utopia, as well as dystopia - the aesthetic, ethical,
and political implications of these concepts. It will consider historical and
contemporary utopian communities, as well as representations of utopia and dystopia
in film, literature, television, and music. (...) Possible topics include looking
at utopias and dystopias in the following contexts: Historical Practices; Technology;
Non Western/Subcultural/Marginal/Minority Groups; Progress; Political & Media
Rhetoric; Sexuality; Limitations; Environment and Ecology; Cultural Representations
(Film, Art, Television, Music, etc.); and The Role of in Academic Work.” (GMU)
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Place
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia,
USA
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Date
25 September 2010