Episode 3: Sean Seeger, Pessimistic Utopianism

02/11/2024 52 min Temporada 1 Episodio 3

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In this episode, we interview Sean Seeger,
Senior Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Literature at the University of Essex, England.
We chat with Sean about what 'utopia' and 'utopianism' mean to him, question whether utopias really are perfect, and find out more about his conception of 'utopian pessimism'!
You can find out more about Sean here:
Sean Seeger | University of Essex

And you can read his article about 'The Postcritical Utopia' here:
The Postcritical Utopia | Utopian Studies | Scholarly Publishing Collective

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