Alex Hall

We write with an update about SUS 2020 in Charleston.  The Steering Committee has decided that we will cancel the in-person meeting this year.

We will be holding some virtual events in the fall.  W […]

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The Medusa figure, the cyborg, the nomadic subject are complex images in feminist theory.  Some figures represent the ways in which women have been othered over the centuries, and others […]

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While discussions of and writings about utopia have permeated every culture on earth for millennia, both the history and the culture of the United States have been full of efforts […]

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The primary goal of the course is to offer a chronological introduction to various forms of expressing American utopian ideals.   (For a definition of a literary utopia, see below.  […]

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“Build Your Own Utopia” is an interdisciplinary course designed to help students to clarify and evaluate their ideals as they improve reading, writing, and […]

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This course focuses on the reading and writing of expressive, expository, and persuasive essays.  Attention is given to effective expression, clear structure, adequate development, […]

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Science fiction envisions “what ifs,” and that speculation is what makes it a superb site for consideration of gender alternatives.  In engaging with techno-science, science fiction […]

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We examine, to the extent time permits, a trajectory of utopian literature from Plato’s Republic to the present.  We read these texts through the lens of classic philosophic speculations, […]