Spectres of Utopia. Theory Practice Conventions introduces the latest trends in utopian
studies displaying a wide variety of theoretical perspectives as well as social political
and cultural practices ranging from intentional communities and globalization to literary and
cinematic utopias and dystopias. The contributors who come from different disciplinary
backgrounds attempt to redefine not only the basic concepts of utopia dystopia and
anti-utopia but also utopian studies as a whole applying new conceptual and philosophical
paradigms in the wake of the downfall of communism and the crisis of the traditional forms of
Western democracy.
