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Just Utopias New Year news!

As we start 2024 I have Just Utopias New Year news for you. News of…

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Fictional utopian languages: Part III – Asa’Pili, Láadan

Part III of this three part series, in which Nathan Taylor-Gray explores fictional utopian languages…

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Everyday Utopia: Book of the Month November 2023

This month’s book of the month is Kristen Ghodsee’s Everyday Utopia. First, let’s address the…

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The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress: Book of the Month October 2023

This month’s book of the month is The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert…

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Fictional utopian languages: Part II – Speedtalk, Pravic

Part II of this three part series, in which Nathan Taylor-Gray explores fictional utopian languages…

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Triton: Book of the Month September 2023

Bartleby, the co-op member who had been there the longest, loaned him books, weird books…

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The Seep: Book of the Month August 2023

In The Seep by Chana Porter, utopia has been brought about by means of an…

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Walden: Book of the Month July 2023

Back in the 1850s, Henry David Thoreau was finding modern life a bit too much.…

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Fictional utopian languages: Thomas More's Utopian alphabet reimagined by Fraser Muggeridge and Jeremy Deller
Thomas More's Utopian alphabet reimagined by Fraser Muggeridge and Jeremy Deller

Fictional utopian languages: Part I – Utopian, Houyhnhnm

In this new three-part series, Nathan Taylor-Gray explores fictional utopian languages and whether they reflect…

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Everything for Everyone: Book of the Month June 2023

So I had to abbreviate the title for this one, it’s on the long side.…

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New Just Utopias Zine

Issue #1 of the new Just Utopias Zine is now available to view and download…

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Walkaway: Book of the Month May 2023

There is a history of walking away in utopia, think The Ones Who Walk Away…

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