Sentences with phrase «utopian views of»

Twisted Futures — An anthology of both dystopian and utopian views of the future.

Sam — I genuinely wish I could join you in your utopian view of the world.

And that's because we have a romantic or even utopian view of the past.

Revivalists held what might be called a utopian view of the Puritan values and beliefs.

They held a utopian view of the Crown and Parliament.

The auto industry and researchers say this utopian view of transportation is on the horizon, and it could cut nearly all of the carbon emissions from the transportation sector.

Big summer blockbusters are so rarely optimistic that it's tricky to know how to take this movie, its utopian view of the future is a refreshing antidote to both dystopic - nightmare thrillers and those blood - boiling, doom - and - gloom...

Part of her Homes series, which includes acrylic paintings on paper illustrating a «utopian view of the concept of home», the illustrations offer playful, geometric shapes, vibrant colours and a strong contrast of light and shadow.

Composed of the pollutants that the city and its inhabitants deposit upon one another, Jongeleen's epilogue to the Dutch cityscape exchanges the utopian view of the developing city for a more toxic perspective.

And I've learnt that academia is very far from its own utopian view of itself.

Nevertheless, the concept of a Tuscany Day certainly has merit, even if it is built on a slightly utopian view of the region — how much could we all get done if we avoided unnecessary travel, even for just one day a week?

Not exact matches

I juxtaposed the two views a few years ago in my TEDx talk by comparing a pair of cartoons: The Jetsons, which in the 1960s proposed a Utopian future of flying cars and robot maids, to WALL - E, the 2008 Oscar - nominated film that had humans reduced by technology to useless blobs unable to walk.

The refreshing part of this utopian approach was that I was never told what to do or think; neither that my feelings were sinful, nor that I had to reject that view and accept my sexuality.

There is an expectation in the modern view, according to Lasch, of open - ended improvement of indefinite duration rather than any movement toward a utopian end.

The sense in which the utopian element belongs in the Christian view of history now becomes clear.

The idea of shifting to a different economic system, one that would meet human needs on a sustainable basis, is viewed as naive and utopian.

In their view, the end of times would be heralded by a cosmic visitor, the «son of man» who would cause the dead to rise bodily from their graves and live in a Utopian post Apocalyptic kingdom here on Earth.

And yet an unflagging trust in the divine promise of social fulfillment is, even from the point of view of «practicality,» the only attitude that can adequately respond to our «impossible» dilemma of utopian naivete on the one hand or cynicism on the other.

The Venus Project can only be viewed as utopian unless it can realistically addresses how the dictatorship of finance capital can be annihilated.

Why did it take a hundred years of Hollywood to give the world not just an African hero, but a view of an African civilization as advanced, strong, and utopian... Continue reading «Black Panther»

A goal for the latter part of the book is to try to reconstruct a thicker view of how to connect knowledge to public action, one that recognizes the importance of values, welcomes democratic decisionmaking, is aware of the limits of different forms of knowledge, and is not utopian in its aims but is still hopeful about how we can make public progress on a range of social problems.

For example, on average, baby boomers have a generally positive view of retirement — no doubt shaped in part by the incessant financial services commercials that promise a utopian post-career existence with beaches, sailboats, golf and an unlimited supply of vintage Pinot Noir.

By using piñatas as a personal artistic medium, Favela seeks to create a utopian world where our collective views of Mexico are represented.

Rigid and dramatic cropping of the views of these utopian structures amplifies their disconcerting stasis and inherent contradictions: void of human presence their hand - made construction by Williams nevertheless makes them soulful and reinvigorating.

Offering an in - depth view of this artistic period, Past Futures is centered on four principle themes: representations of cosmic spaces and otherworldly encounters; the possibilities of space travel through new visual technologies; the dynamics of time travel; and the preoccupation with utopian or dystopian futures.

Because many of the works on view challenge the less - than - utopian aspects of digital platforms within capitalism, however, the exhibition provokes a rich conversation about how various feminisms interface with art history.

In his London studio, artist Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA) reflects on what it means for him to be an artist, how he views his occupation as a utopian pursuit, and how the lines between the personal and professional aspects of his life are blurred.

Episode # 084: In his London studio, artist Yinka Shonibare MBE reflects on what it means for him to be an artist, how he views his occupation as a utopian pursuit, and how the lines between the personal and professional aspects of his life are blurred.

Through this utopian action, the re-placement of man into an uncanny matrix / dwelling is intended; this new matrix is structured by plants in the urban environment, in order to reconsider his view towards nature.

In his London studio, artist Yinka Shonibare MBE reflects on what it means for him to be an artist, how he views his occupation as a utopian pursuit, and how the lines between the personal and professional aspects of his life are blurred.

Contemplating the inescapable physical temporality of human life and promise of site, «In Time / Out of Place» suggests anxiously utopian, restless yet optimistically futuristic view of the world.

Since the AGW motive is a reflection of complete corruption, collectivist Utopian - ism, statist authoritarianism there simply isn't a half - loaf compromise to justify Dr. Curry's overall view.

The above may sound utopian or dystopian, according to your point of view, but more radical ideas are circulating.

Yet I meet others who do hold a fairly naive view of a utopian coexistence between humans and those cute little piggies — and I can't help but feel that this naivety is fueled by some of the rhetoric coming from veggie advocates.

He focuses on the role of the Internet in supporting both a utopian and dystopian view of groups and knowledge.