Itinerary:
00:00:00 - 00:46:34 Intro+Anti-AI+Questionaire
00:46:34 - 01:29:00 Anti-Utopianism
01:29:00 - END The Left Page Book Club™

Join us next Lets Prattle where we will continue the book club with the Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe, where we will discuss chapter 1 to 13!

Frank's sources:

BLAIM, Artur. Anti-utopia. In: MARKS, Peter; WAGNER-LAWLOR, Jennifer A.; VIEIRA, Fátima (ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Utopian and Dystopian Literatures. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. p. 39-51.

CURTIS, Claire P. Ambiguous Choices: Skepticism as a Grounding for Utopia. In: DAVIS, Laurence; STILLMAN, Peter (Ed.) The New Utopian Politics of Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed. New York: Lexington Books, 2005. p. 265-282.

DAVIS, Laurence. Isaiah Berlin, William Morris, and the Politics of Utopia. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, v. 3, n. 2-3, p. 56-86, 2000.

JAMESON, Fredric. The Antinomies of Postmodernity. The Seeds of Time. New York: Columbia University Press, 1994. p. 1-73.

We talk about The Zone in fiction.

Inspired by our Patreon Series on Pacific Drive we expand our understanding of Zones by also bringing in:

• The novel Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky brothers

• The film Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky

• The Metro series of books by Dmitry Glukhovsky and its games

• And a touch of the S. T. A. L. K. E. R. games.

There's a lot to the idea of Zones, so we establish a concept of what Zones are and how they can be successful ways of navigating and inventing fictional realities. And, of course, how certain Zones can succeed far more, and more interestingly, than others.

Enjoy!

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Outro Music: Don't Leave! · El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe. From the Album: Zareef ℗ 2006 El-Funoun
Episode cover art: Angus McKie, 1978

We take a dive into Arthuriana, adaptation, and more, as we talk about The Green Knight wit our good friend Jay!

Considering how not only the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight connects with the Dev Patel film, but also exploring the themes involved and how they can be treated by a contemporary framing.

And, of course, as we talk about adapting things, we go beyond just this pair, briefly going into Scorcese's The Last Temptation of Christ, but also interpretations of broader Arthuriana, and of course, how could we not go into Lord of the Rings?

Lots to dive into and explore in history and today with this one, enjoy!

Check out Jay on Library Punk: http://librarypunk.gay/

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Outro Music: Don't Leave! · El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe. From the Album: Zareef ℗ 2006 El-Funoun
Episode cover art: Angus McKie, 1978