Overview

In this topic we interrogate ‘the future’. We challenge the notion of a single future and instead explore multiple futures: imagined and ‘actual’; utopian and dystopian; disruptive and generative. We explore past and contemporary imaginings of futures, drawing on diverse texts, data and theories to do so. We critique the … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to present the empirical, methodological and theoretical resources needed for understanding, imagining and making futures at global, national, community and individual scales. The topic also aims to hone students' critical thinking and reading skills, develop diverse ways of communicating ideas and apply their sociological imagination to develop strategies for pursuing different futures.  

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First year sociology topic knowledge, or first year knowledge gained from humanities or social science topics