12715 (v.2) History 235 - Histories of the Future - Utopias, Millennarianism, Technology and Science Fiction

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Area:	Department of Social Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	12716 (v.2) History 335 - Histories of the Future - Utopias, Millennarianism, Technology and Science Fiction
Prerequisite(s):	1438 (v.4) History 111 - History of India in the 17th Century or any previous version AND 1439 (v.4) History 112 - The Modern World - The Rise and Fall of British Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries or any previous version
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.