Lessons from Dystopia: Critique, Hope and Political Education

Autor/in	Sypnowich, Christine
Titel	Lessons from Dystopia: Critique, Hope and Political Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Philosophy of Education, 52 (2018) 4, S.660-676 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8249
DOI	10.1111/1467-9752.12328
Schlagwörter	Novels; Literature; Social Systems; Political Attitudes; Philosophy; Criticism; Psychological Patterns; Educational Philosophy; Role; Politics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Novel; Roman; Literatur; Social system; Soziales System; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Philosophie; Kritik; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Rollen; Politik
Abstract	This article analyses utopian and dystopian literature and its role in political education in order to make the case for imparting a 'utopian aspiration' that nurtures hope for the pursuit of political ideals. I note an 'anti-utopian' theme in both literature and political philosophy, a theme that emerges in a particularly fascinating pair of works in the dystopian canon, Orwell's "1984" and Zamyatin's "We." I argue that Zamyatin's story provides a more nuanced and valuable approach to the problem of political ideals and their potential for harm than the bleak message favoured by Orwell. Utopian and dystopian themes, I contend, can offer an invaluable orientation in political critique and practice if they nourish a utopian aspiration. The idea of hope for the new is a vital part of our political education, which is too easily dismissed by critics who purport to proffer more 'realistic' views. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01