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12716 (v.2) History 335 - Histories of the Future - Utopias, Millennarianism, Technology and Science Fiction


Area: Department of Social Sciences
Credits: 50.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 
Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 12715 (v.2) History 235 - Histories of the Future - Utopias, Millennarianism, Technology and Science Fiction
 
Syllabus: The idea of the future. How conceptions of the future emerged and were made significant. What 'futures' tell us about the past and present. Is the future the same as the past? The connections between modernity, technology and the future. Topics will include - utopias, technology, science fiction, prediction, popular cultural representations, selling the future, plus a major research paper.
 
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Field of Education: 90305 History
Funding Cluster: 03 - Humanities
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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