Dynamiken politischer Imagination: Die deutschsprachige Utopie von Stifter bis Döblin in ihren internationalen Kontexten, 1848-1930

The study traces the history of utopias from 1848 to 1930 as settings for competing political visions and the impact of utopias on changing social realities. This re-evaluation of utopias also offers promising insights about a universal problem in cultural studies – namely, the relationship between literature and politics. What stories must be told to inspire people toward a better world?