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The Technical City and The Destroyed City as Symbols in Paul Tillich and Stig Dagerman

Panel: 
From Ideal City to Cyberspace: Architecture and Urban Space in Utopian/Dystopian Literature and Film
Abstract: 

Paul Tillich's early (1920s) writings see the urban ideal in terms of it’s possible downfall, while Stig Dagerman's travelogue of post-war Germany reads the ruins of war-torn urban space as symbols of positive possibility. This paper juxtaposes these opposing approaches as symmetrical arguments for utopian thought.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Eric
Last Name: 
Kristensson
Institution: 
University of California, Los Angeles