Review of Utopia in the Age of Globalization (original) (raw)

Dissertation: Utopia Revisited 29 November 2018

Utopia Revisited, 2018

As the light of a full moon glistens on the River Thames below the London Bridge in late summer 1535, Sir Thomas More’s daughter collects her father’s severed head from the King’s guard, and Raphael Hythloday’s ship Dolfjin glides toward the river’s mouth on its way back to the island of Utopia. So concludes the prologue to the illustrated historical/fantasy novel that was produced as the creative component of this more expansive project. While the novel follows the lives of five individuals in the early 16th century as they embark on their own personal journeys— both literally and metaphorically— to find Utopia, the interdisciplinary contextualization provides insight into the genre that More’s “little book” inspired, and the illustrated, historical novel. The research identifies an area of neglect in utopian literature with respect to a feminine point of view. Four female characters are examined within post-colonial, post-modern, Latin American literature (Latin America being the area in which More placed his Utopia) to identify their utopian impulse, as described by Ernst Bloch, Fredrick Jameson and others. Finally, the illustrated novel is examined from an historical perspective, and a case is made for its resurrection as a means of attracting the cinephile to literature.

Utopia(s) - Worlds and Frontiers of the Imaginary

Utopia(s) - Worlds and Frontiers of the Imaginary, 2016

Summary The idea of Utopia springs from a natural desire of transformation, of evolution pertaining to humankind and, therefore, one can find expressions of “utopian” desire in every civilization. Having to do explicitly with human condition, Utopia accompanies closely cultural evolution, almost as a symbiotic organism. Maintaining its roots deeply attached to ancient myths, utopian expression followed, and sometimes preceded cultural transformation. Through the next almost five hundred pages (virtually one for each year since Utopia was published) researchers in the fields of Architecture and Urbanism, Arts and Humanities present the results of their studies within the different areas of expertise under the umbrella of Utopia. Past, present, and future come together in one book. They do not offer their readers any golden key. Many questions will remain unanswered, as they should. The texts presented in Proportion Harmonies and Identities - UTOPIA(S) WORLDS AND FRONTIERS OF THE IMAG...

Utopia(s) - Worlds and Frontiers of the Imaginary PHI 2016

Utopia(s) - Worlds and Frontiers of the Imaginary PHI 2016, 2017

Summary The idea of Utopia springs from a natural desire of transformation, of evolution pertaining to humankind and, therefore, one can find expressions of “utopian” desire in every civilization. Having to do explicitly with human condition, Utopia accompanies closely cultural evolution, almost as a symbiotic organism. Maintaining its roots deeply attached to ancient myths, utopian expression followed, and sometimes preceded cultural transformation. Through the next almost five hundred pages (virtually one for each year since Utopia was published) researchers in the fields of Architecture and Urbanism, Arts and Humanities present the results of their studies within the different areas of expertise under the umbrella of Utopia. Past, present, and future come together in one book. They do not offer their readers any golden key. Many questions will remain unanswered, as they should. The texts presented in Proportion Harmonies and Identities - UTOPIA(S) WORLDS AND FRONTIERS OF THE IMAGINARY were compiled with the intent to establish a platform for the presentation, interaction and dissemination of researches. It aims also to foster the awareness and discussion on the topics of Harmony and Proportion with a focus on different utopian visions and readings relevant to the arts, sciences and humanities and their importance and benefits for the community at large. https://www.crcpress.com/Utopias---Worlds-and-Frontiers-of-the-Imaginary-Proceedings-of-the-2nd/Rosario-Monteiro-Ming-Kong-Pereira-Neto/p/book/9781138197480

REGAC Journal, special issue on NON-TEXTUAL UTOPIAS, edited by Julia Ramírez Blanco.

Revista de Estudios Globales y Arte Contemporáneo/ REGAC Journal

Within the framework of the 500th anniversary of Thomas More’s Utopia, REG | AC journal dedicates a monographic edition to NON-TEXTUAL UTOPIAS, seeking to reflect on utopias that are not based on the written text. In this respect, it conducts a reflection on artistic practices and the expression of the utopian within contemporary visual culture. Understanding the symbolic as an expanded field that merges with the performative and the spatial, this issue also includes contributions that consider the utopian dimensions of political and communitarian practices. Texts by: TJ Demos | Rachel Weiss | Timothy Miller Dirk Hoyer | Oliver Ressler & Dario Azzellini | Hernando Marcial Ricci Araujo, Lorenzo Ganzo Galarça, James Block, Manoela Guimarães Gomes, Edson Luiz André de Sousa, Sofia Tessler, Léo Tietboehl | Laia Manonelles Moner | Efrén Giraldo Quintero & Jorge Lopera Gómez | Kylie Banyard | Concepción Cortés Zulueta | Magdalena Schulz-Ohm | Nadja Gnamuš | Mercè Alsina | Antonio R. Montesinos