HIST4268 · History
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Previously titled Socialist Techno-Utopias In the decades following the Russian Revolution, the Soviet state attempted to transform human society and the human species to bring about utopia. Soviet and other socialist scientists carried out numerous experiments in visionary biology, studying reproduction, immunity, and heredity in order to build proletarian new men and women; others sought to breed tame foxes, grow crops in winter, or explore the cosmos. This course explores socialist utopian visions through the social and cultural history of the experiments and their ideological and geopolitical underpinnings. The course focuses especially on their representations in film and fiction.
Course experience
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Organization
4.6 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.9 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.8 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.8 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5
hours per week
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Across time
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Fall 2024
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 sectionSpring 2021
1 section