Utopia in Technopolis
Abstract
Abstract This chapter analyses the trajectory of utopian thought from the late nineteenth century to the present—the technopolitan age—emphasizing the pivotal role of technoscience and of science fiction in imagining alternative worlds. It suggests that transhumanism was the archetypal form of technopolitan utopianism. It also argues that in its dominant forms utopianism in the long twentieth century was marked by a dualistic structure: (e)utopia or annihilation.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Utopian
Dystopian
and Speculative Fiction
Legal and Social Philosophy
Cultural Studies and Postmodernism
Publication details
- Pages
- 28–50
- Publication date
- 2 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter