In this episode, we talk about The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin. In laying out two societies, one anarchist and poor, the other capitalist and opulent, Le Guin’s novel broke across genre boundaries, attracting readers far broader than science fiction normally attracts. Putting forward questions of social organisation, gender and science at the core of an elaborate speculative society, the book follows the journey of Shevek as he seeks to develop a theory of time and space so powerful that it could revolutionize space travel. Join us as we explore the opportunities and limitations of one of the great ambiguous utopias.
Contributors:
Alex Hoseason
Jess Shahan
Matthew Campbell
Dr. Katharina Hone
Social Science Talks Science Fiction 