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'Utopia and Dystopia: Dreaming the Future'
Free exhibition and events programme at Senate House Library, University of London
3 October - 17 December 2016
This exhibition marks the 500th anniversary of the publication of Thomas More’s book 'Utopia' in Leiden in 1516 and its enduring influence in politics, economic and social reform, literature and popular culture not only in Britain but also across the world.
Drawing from Senate House Library's extensive collections, the exhibition explores how the concept of the ideal society has travelled and evolved across time and place: from Renaissance England to the liberation movements of Africa and Latin America in the second half of the 20th century, from the egalitarian communities and garden cities imagined by British, French and American philanthropists in the 18th and 19th centuries, to the depiction of futuristic visions of the world that led to the emergence of science-fiction as a literary genre. Finally, it will also consider how utopian and dystopian visions have influenced popular culture in the 20th and 21st centuries.
To complement the exhibition a full programme of public engagement events, most of them free, has been organised throughout October to December: http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/exhibitions-and-events/exhibitions/utopia-and-dystopia.
Dr Maria Castrillo
Head of Special Collections and Engagement
Senate House Library
University of London
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