UTOPIAN DREAMING
THOUGHTS ON A FUTURE WE MIGHT WANT TO LIVE
On this blog I share my thoughts on the importance, uses and dangers of Utopia/Dystopia. Expect Zombies and Cyborgs!
Ps: If you want to find out who made that stunning artwork in my blogs header visit:
http://www.mccallstudios.com/
My presentations on Utopia:
'STRANGER THAN FICTION? MEET THE REAL-LIFE ZOMBIES'
ON ZOMBIES, LOVE & REBELLION
Silbersalz Festival 2019
WHEN THE UNDEAD DREAM OF LIVING
AN AUDIOVISUAL EXPLORATION OF THE UTOPIAN POTENTIAL OF ZOMBIISM
WHEN THE UNDEAD DREAM OF LIVING - THE UTOPIAN POTENTIAL OF ZOMBIISM
at the 18th International meeting of the Utopian Studies Society-Europe at Tarragona
WHY THE ZOMBIE HAUNTS THE CYBORG - UNVEILING THE INHERENT RACISM OF TRANSHUMANISM @RE:PUBLICA 2018 #RP18
at re:publica 2018 in Berlin
SILLY DREAMS TO FIGHT THE ABSURD
for Utopia, Now! The sixth symposium of the Imaginaries of the Future Leverhulme International Research Network, Chelsea College of Arts, 29th- 31st August 2017
THE UTOPIAN IMPULSE & ITS TROUBLE WITH POSTMODERNITY
(FREDRIC JAMESON) #RP17
at re:publica 2017 in Berlin
A Golden Age of Creativity?
about IP exploitation at TheArts+ Frankfurter Book Fair
Archive
Featured
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September 2019
- Sep 16, 2019 'Stranger than Fiction? Meet the Real-Life Zombies' - on Zombies, Love & Rebellion Sep 16, 2019
- Sep 16, 2019 Regenbogen Song & Workshop (@ Rubicon Köln) Sep 16, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 8, 2019 Why I joined the Extinction Rebellion - Not Dead Yet: Zombies Unite! Mar 8, 2019
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October 2018
- Oct 31, 2018 Zombies Unite! Oct 31, 2018
- September 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 15, 2018 Warum es die “Friendzone” nicht gibt Aug 15, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 17, 2018 When The Undead Dream of Living - The Utopian Potential of Zombiism Jul 17, 2018
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May 2018
- May 18, 2018 Warum der Zombie den Cyborg verfolgt - Transhumanismus, Rassismus und Sylvia Wynter @re:publica 2018 #rp18 May 18, 2018
- May 10, 2018 Why The Zombie Haunts The Cyborg - Unveiling The Inherent Racism of Transhumanism @re:publica 2018 #rp18 May 10, 2018
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September 2017
- Sep 13, 2017 Utopia, Now! (audio recordings) Sep 13, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 30, 2017 Silly Dreams to Fight the Absurd - Utopia, Artistic Activism and The C4AA Aug 30, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 7, 2017 Thinking about Cory Doctorow's Walkaway Jun 7, 2017
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May 2017
- May 16, 2017 The Utopian Impulse & Its Trouble With Postmodernity (Fredric Jameson) #rp17 May 16, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 8, 2017 The Golden Age of Creativity Jan 8, 2017
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May 2016
- May 9, 2016 Science Fiction, Cities & Utopia - Eden Kupermintz May 9, 2016
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April 2016
- Apr 27, 2016 Ernst Bloch - The Utopian Function of Art and Literature Apr 27, 2016
- Apr 26, 2016 Kim Stanley Robinson - Utopia & Postcapitalism Apr 26, 2016
- Apr 25, 2016 A Massive Jolt to the Imagination Apr 25, 2016
- Apr 24, 2016 Simon Anholt - Collaboration vs. Competition Apr 24, 2016
- Apr 23, 2016 Gardner Campell - Yearning, Learning & How to invent the future Apr 23, 2016
- Apr 21, 2016 The Yes Men - What if Apr 21, 2016
- Apr 7, 2016 Donna Haraway: "From Cyborgs to Companion Species" Apr 7, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Paralysing Cynicism Apr 5, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Dreaming of PostCapitalism Apr 5, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Solarpunk, is it Utopian Dreaming? Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Cory Doctorow on Utopia Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Dreaming in Germany Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Utopian Dreams I almost forgot Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Utopian Children's books (I) Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Dystopian Fantasies Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Utopian Hoaxes Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 G.T. Moore - Utopia - Reggae Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Some Dreams come True Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 Dystopian Realities Apr 1, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 A future you actually want to happen Apr 1, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 Art For A Future Utopia Apr 1, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 31, 2016 Not a cyber Utopia Mar 31, 2016
- Mar 30, 2016 Lucy Sargisson - Utopianism in the twenty-first century Mar 30, 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 Utopian dreams that became architectural nightmares Mar 28, 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 Why Utopian Dreaming? Mar 28, 2016
Categories
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Activism
- Mar 8, 2019 Why I joined the Extinction Rebellion - Not Dead Yet: Zombies Unite! Mar 8, 2019
- Apr 21, 2016 The Yes Men - What if Apr 21, 2016
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Architecture
- May 9, 2016 Science Fiction, Cities & Utopia - Eden Kupermintz May 9, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Paralysing Cynicism Apr 5, 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 Utopian dreams that became architectural nightmares Mar 28, 2016
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Art
- Apr 27, 2016 Ernst Bloch - The Utopian Function of Art and Literature Apr 27, 2016
- Apr 21, 2016 The Yes Men - What if Apr 21, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Dreaming in Germany Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Utopian Dreams I almost forgot Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Utopian Children's books (I) Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Utopian Hoaxes Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Some Dreams come True Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 Art For A Future Utopia Apr 1, 2016
- Mar 31, 2016 Not a cyber Utopia Mar 31, 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 Why Utopian Dreaming? Mar 28, 2016
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- Jul 17, 2018 When The Undead Dream of Living - The Utopian Potential of Zombiism Jul 17, 2018
- Apr 23, 2016 Gardner Campell - Yearning, Learning & How to invent the future Apr 23, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Utopian Dreams I almost forgot Apr 3, 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 Why Utopian Dreaming? Mar 28, 2016
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Dystopia
- Mar 8, 2019 Why I joined the Extinction Rebellion - Not Dead Yet: Zombies Unite! Mar 8, 2019
- Apr 23, 2016 Gardner Campell - Yearning, Learning & How to invent the future Apr 23, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Paralysing Cynicism Apr 5, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Dystopian Fantasies Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Utopian Hoaxes Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 Dystopian Realities Apr 1, 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 Utopian dreams that became architectural nightmares Mar 28, 2016
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Economics
- Apr 26, 2016 Kim Stanley Robinson - Utopia & Postcapitalism Apr 26, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Dreaming of PostCapitalism Apr 5, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Dystopian Fantasies Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 Dystopian Realities Apr 1, 2016
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History
- Mar 28, 2016 Utopian dreams that became architectural nightmares Mar 28, 2016
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Learning
- Apr 23, 2016 Gardner Campell - Yearning, Learning & How to invent the future Apr 23, 2016
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Music
- Apr 3, 2016 Dreaming in Germany Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 G.T. Moore - Utopia - Reggae Apr 2, 2016
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News
- Apr 25, 2016 A Massive Jolt to the Imagination Apr 25, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Dystopian Fantasies Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Utopian Hoaxes Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 Dystopian Realities Apr 1, 2016
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Philosophy
- May 9, 2016 Science Fiction, Cities & Utopia - Eden Kupermintz May 9, 2016
- Apr 27, 2016 Ernst Bloch - The Utopian Function of Art and Literature Apr 27, 2016
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Politics
- Apr 26, 2016 Kim Stanley Robinson - Utopia & Postcapitalism Apr 26, 2016
- Apr 24, 2016 Simon Anholt - Collaboration vs. Competition Apr 24, 2016
- Apr 23, 2016 Gardner Campell - Yearning, Learning & How to invent the future Apr 23, 2016
- Apr 21, 2016 The Yes Men - What if Apr 21, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Dystopian Fantasies Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 Dystopian Realities Apr 1, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 A future you actually want to happen Apr 1, 2016
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Resources
- Apr 2, 2016 Some Dreams come True Apr 2, 2016
- Mar 30, 2016 Lucy Sargisson - Utopianism in the twenty-first century Mar 30, 2016
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Science
- Apr 24, 2016 Simon Anholt - Collaboration vs. Competition Apr 24, 2016
- Apr 7, 2016 Donna Haraway: "From Cyborgs to Companion Species" Apr 7, 2016
- Mar 30, 2016 Lucy Sargisson - Utopianism in the twenty-first century Mar 30, 2016
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Technology
- Apr 24, 2016 Simon Anholt - Collaboration vs. Competition Apr 24, 2016
- Apr 23, 2016 Gardner Campell - Yearning, Learning & How to invent the future Apr 23, 2016
- Apr 7, 2016 Donna Haraway: "From Cyborgs to Companion Species" Apr 7, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Dreaming of PostCapitalism Apr 5, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Solarpunk, is it Utopian Dreaming? Apr 3, 2016
- Mar 31, 2016 Not a cyber Utopia Mar 31, 2016
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Utopia
- Sep 16, 2019 'Stranger than Fiction? Meet the Real-Life Zombies' - on Zombies, Love & Rebellion Sep 16, 2019
- Mar 8, 2019 Why I joined the Extinction Rebellion - Not Dead Yet: Zombies Unite! Mar 8, 2019
- Sep 6, 2018 When The Undead Dream of Living - An audiovisual exploration of the utopian potential of Zombiism Sep 6, 2018
- Jul 17, 2018 When The Undead Dream of Living - The Utopian Potential of Zombiism Jul 17, 2018
- Sep 13, 2017 Utopia, Now! (audio recordings) Sep 13, 2017
- Aug 30, 2017 Silly Dreams to Fight the Absurd - Utopia, Artistic Activism and The C4AA Aug 30, 2017
- Jun 7, 2017 Thinking about Cory Doctorow's Walkaway Jun 7, 2017
- Jan 8, 2017 The Golden Age of Creativity Jan 8, 2017
- May 9, 2016 Science Fiction, Cities & Utopia - Eden Kupermintz May 9, 2016
- Apr 27, 2016 Ernst Bloch - The Utopian Function of Art and Literature Apr 27, 2016
- Apr 26, 2016 Kim Stanley Robinson - Utopia & Postcapitalism Apr 26, 2016
- Apr 25, 2016 A Massive Jolt to the Imagination Apr 25, 2016
- Apr 24, 2016 Simon Anholt - Collaboration vs. Competition Apr 24, 2016
- Apr 23, 2016 Gardner Campell - Yearning, Learning & How to invent the future Apr 23, 2016
- Apr 21, 2016 The Yes Men - What if Apr 21, 2016
- Apr 7, 2016 Donna Haraway: "From Cyborgs to Companion Species" Apr 7, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Paralysing Cynicism Apr 5, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 Dreaming of PostCapitalism Apr 5, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Solarpunk, is it Utopian Dreaming? Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Cory Doctorow on Utopia Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Dreaming in Germany Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Utopian Dreams I almost forgot Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Utopian Children's books (I) Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 G.T. Moore - Utopia - Reggae Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 A future you actually want to happen Apr 1, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 Art For A Future Utopia Apr 1, 2016
- Mar 31, 2016 Not a cyber Utopia Mar 31, 2016
- Mar 30, 2016 Lucy Sargisson - Utopianism in the twenty-first century Mar 30, 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 Utopian dreams that became architectural nightmares Mar 28, 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 Why Utopian Dreaming? Mar 28, 2016
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Youth
- Apr 3, 2016 Solarpunk, is it Utopian Dreaming? Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 2, 2016 Utopian Children's books (I) Apr 2, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 A future you actually want to happen Apr 1, 2016
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Zombies
- Sep 16, 2019 'Stranger than Fiction? Meet the Real-Life Zombies' - on Zombies, Love & Rebellion Sep 16, 2019
- Mar 8, 2019 Why I joined the Extinction Rebellion - Not Dead Yet: Zombies Unite! Mar 8, 2019
- Oct 31, 2018 Zombies Unite! Oct 31, 2018
- Sep 6, 2018 When The Undead Dream of Living - An audiovisual exploration of the utopian potential of Zombiism Sep 6, 2018
- Jul 17, 2018 When The Undead Dream of Living - The Utopian Potential of Zombiism Jul 17, 2018
- Apr 3, 2016 Dreaming in Germany Apr 3, 2016
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