Literary studies, cultural studies, anthropology and sociology have increasingly claimed cultural centrality of narrative. Stories, the argument goes, are the main way we make sense of things. There is a basic human drive to hear and tell, and today mostly to see stories (from Hollywood as a global dream factory to downloaded films on small computer screens). Through different examples from variety of films and texts this course will investigate the role of cultural production that shapes our stories, or, what we consider reality. This year we will focus on narratives on utopia/dystopia.