“A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and seeing a better country, sets sail. Progress is the realisation of Utopias.”
Oscar Wilde
When I was starting my blog a month ago I was pretty sure what is it going to be about. I was going around the idea for years, but only few weeks ago I got the concept right to start with actual writing and pulling the content together. Without any doubt, there is still a long way to go for me. In the moment I am trying to add some valuable content to my blog; like links to existing sites and Web 2.0 services, that I believe have (or could have) a positive influence on our understanding of global society and consequently on our actions. As I am too concentrated to work on this kind of content in the moment I somehow omitted one of my initial ideas. To write about those intentional communities all around the world that tried, with less or more success, to construct a small living utopias in our bad-bad world already. That’s why it’s nice to see that somebody did at-least part of that job for me.
So if you came on my site looking for that kind of information do not hesitate and follow the link at the bottom of this article. Chris Coates’ website “Utopia Britannica” reveals around his book of the same name and it is a great resource on Utopian experiments and communities that emerged during the curse of the history on British Isles, but also on more general issues concerning the concepts of Utopia.
Don’t miss the comprehensive “further reading” section and links to existing on-line forums and initiatives.
Thanks Chris. You’ve done a good job
http://www.utopia-britannica.org.uk/
