Sex, and society’s attitudes to it, plays an important role in social control and order. How it is spatially institutionalised is key.
Led by Jack Self
Reading list for Session 5:
- Ape and Essence, Aldous Huxley — 1948. A lesser-known Huxley describes post-apocalyptic LA rediscovered by NZ steamship crew. Irradiated society centered around annual orgy day.
- We, Yevgeny Zamyatin — 1921. Seminal Russian dystopian novel, anti-Communist (banned for decades). Society governed by mathematics. Love forbidden: D-503 falls in love with O-90. Inspiration for Brave New World and 1984.
Attendees of Book Club receive 20% off the reading list books at the AA Bookshop
AA Members: the AA Library now have a shelf for the Book Club reading list books