Open Classroom: Dystopian Fiction
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CET/GMT+1P24 Conference Room (Platanenstr. 24, 13156 Berlin)
Open Classroom is a student-led initiative held on Tuesdays that allows neighbors to experience university-level courses taught at BCB. The initiative seeks to foster a dialogue between students and the broader Pankow community. This semester, students will share their knowledge from the course Dystopian Fiction, an undergraduate-level course taught at Bard College Berlin.
Dystopian fiction often involves bleak, post-apocalyptic futures scarred by environmental disaster, societal collapse, totalitarian control or technological subjugation. But, more than simply presenting depressing images, dystopian fiction also offers fruitful ground for questioning today’s world and re-envisioning a more just society. Through a mix of novels, films and short stories, we’ll grapple with climate change, artificial intelligence, authoritarianism and migration and explore questions of freedom, belonging, care and how to find hope in the face of overwhelming crisis. A central focus of the course will be investigating what role fiction can play in helping us imagine and shape the future.
Register via engagement@berlin.bard.edu.
Email: engagement@berlin.bard.edu