Literature and the Future

<p>Online Course. This course offers a survey of literature’s role in anticipating and constructing potential “futures” from ancient times through the Enlightenment and on into the twentieth century. Questions explored in this course will include: What do we mean by “futurity”? What does it mean to “anticipate” the future? How have authors attempted to make sense of the philosophical complexities of multiple futures? What unique qualities does literature offer in anticipating or imagining the myriad of possible futures? Analyzing the longer history of literary “futurism,” this course explores what literature can tell us about this most human need: to understand what’s coming and how to respond to it.&#160;1 Credit. Session A: May 27 – June 28. Tuition: $5070. Technology Fee: $85.</p>