Huxley, Brave New World

21 Novembro 2024, 14:00 • Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras

Reading Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, 1932. -  contextualisation.

The impact of scientific advances and technology on society: potential dangers especially concerning humane values.

Oral presentations.

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Science Fiction Genre

14 Novembro 2024, 14:00 • Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras

Science fiction – exploration of the concepts

Science fiction as a genre.

Theoretical debate on Darko Suvin, Metamorphoses of Science Fiction: On the Poetics and History of a Literary Genre,

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Dystopia and Science fiction

7 Novembro 2024, 14:00 • Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras

Dystopia and Science fiction – exploration of the concepts.

Relating the rise of dystopia with current urban living conditions. 

Science fiction and its conne tion with dystopian works.

Theoretical debate o  Susan Sontag, “The Imagination of Disaster”;

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The rise of the urban phenomenon

31 Outubro 2024, 14:00 • Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras

The rise of the urban phenomenon. Exploring the distinction of  city life and urban way of living .

The impact of industrialisation on the exodus from the rural areas and activities. The expansion of cities and the creation of new ones associated with rising industries. The new professions and pace of life.

Reading: Lefebvre, The Urban Revolution, 2003.

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The impact of the Scientific revolution on 16th-17th England

24 Outubro 2024, 14:00 • Adelaide Victória Pereira Grandela Meira Serras

Rural and urban spaces in 16th and 17th-century England - balance and change.

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