%0 Journal Article %A Kulbicki, Michał %D 2017 %T Iain M Banks, Ernst Bloch and Utopian Interventions %U https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Iain_M_Banks_Ernst_Bloch_and_Utopian_Interventions/5005226 %R 10.4225/03/59226519bf8bb %2 https://bridges.monash.edu/ndownloader/files/8433209 %K Ernst Bloch %K Utopias %K Literary Studies %K Iain M Banks %K Literary Studies not elsewhere classified %X This paper will develop a reading of Iain M Banks’s “Culture” novels using notions about utopian hope drawn from the work of the German philosopher, Ernst Bloch. Since there are seven novels, a novella and a short story in the series, I will not enter into great detail about particular works, but will rather focus on their overarching theme, albeit with specific refer-ence to the third book, Use of Weapons. %I Monash University