IAP 2001 Activity

Imagined Worlds: International Relations through Science Fiction M. Zachary Taylor Tue Jan 9, Wed Jan 10, 07-09:30pm, 2-131 No enrollment limit, no advance sign up Participants welcome at individual sessions (series) Each week short stories or full length movies from science fiction will be used to explore topics such as war, diplomacy, elections, trade, international finance, culture clash, democracy, globalization, etc. Science fiction allows us to detach from the "real" world and posit a possible alternative one: a world where, freed of traditional constraints and assumptions (but not the rules of logic), the filmakers and viewers alike can theorize about political and economic relationships. We can ask ourselves: Would this alternate world really work? What is driving it, who are the main players in this world and what is the nature of power there? Then we can contrast the answers to these questions with current events in world politics and current theories of international relations. Students from all disciplines are encouraged to attend. Credit is possible if students make arrangements with instructor. Contact: M. Zachary Taylor, mzak@mit.edu Sponsor: Political Science Latest update: 08-Jan-2001

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