Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

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

Area:

 Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

 25.0

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:

 2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

 1 x 1 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.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

 090305 History

Funding Cluster:

 03 - Humanities

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

 Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark

Availability
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