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The deadline for submissions of papers, panels, and roundtables has been extended to August 11, 2019. Submit an abstract here.

Please note: If you wish to be considered for the Nicole LaRose Graduate Student […]

We are excited to announce Ingrid LaFleur as our Friday Keynote Speaker.

Ingrid LaFleur is an artist, curator, activist, and Afrofuturist. Her mission is to ensure equal distribution of the future, […]

We are pleased to announce Sharlissa Moore as our Keynote speaker for Saturday.

Sharlissa is Assistant Professor of International Energy Policy jointly appointed between James Madison College and […]

The conference will take place at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing, MI. For hotel and transportation information, visit the links below.  Conference Registration wi […]

“Subaltern, Suburban, and Subterranean”October 17-19, 2019Michigan State University’s Kellogg Hotel & Conference CenterEast Lansing, MI
The Society for Utopian Studies invites you to submit papers and propo […]

Thank you all for an outstanding conference. Here is the group photo following our Saturday Business Lunch.

Parking is expensive in Berkeley. Meters are mostly 2-hour. There are a few 8-hour meters. Street parking, when you can find it, around the University is 2-hour. Berkeley makes a lot of money off of the parking […]

The final program can be downloaded here, along with an attendee list for all attendees. If you are interested in learning more about the papers on various panels, the abstracts can be downloaded as well.
A few […]

The final program can be downloaded here, along with an attendee list for all attendees.
If you are interested in learning more about the papers on various panels, the abstracts can be downloaded as […]

Clark Kerr Conference Center is at 2601 Warring Street in Berkeley and located at #14 on the map below. Parking is available in the Southwest Parking Lot adjacent to the building, but requires a parking permit. […]

On Saturday we will have a special talk from the 2017 Lyman Tower Sargent Award winner Phillip Wegner entitled: “Making Bricks Without Straw: Conditions of Utopia in 2312 and The Best of All Possible Wo […]

The Factory as Utopia: Art Inside Facebook and the Legacies of 1968
For almost a decade, Facebook has maintained two internal organizations to commission and create artworks for Facebook offices around the globe. […]

Registration for the 2018 Society for Utopian Studies conference is a two-step process.
On the registration form, you will be asked to input your information for the conference, including membership details.
You […]

The Bay Area is host to some of the most interesting restaurants in the world:  the local, fresh, organic movement began by Bay Area Native Alice Waters, Chef at Chez Panisse  started here, and there are more i […]