Society for Utopian Studies

The Society for Utopian Studies (founded 1975) is a North American learned society devoted to the study of utopianism in all its forms, with a particular emphasis on literary and experimental utopias. The society meets once a year.^[1]

Society for Utopian Studies

Abbreviation	SUS
Formation	1975
Type	Learned society
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Study of utopianism in all its forms
Region served	International
Methods	Conferences, publications
Fields	Utopian studies, utopianism, utopian literature, utopian theory, intentional communities
Membership	Yes (scholars, students)
Official language	English
Publication	Utopian Studies (journal) Utopus Discovered (newsletter)
Award(s)	The Lyman Tower Sargent Award for Distinguished Scholarship

Publications

The society publishes Utopian Studies, a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal, containing scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects related to utopias, utopianism, utopian literature, utopian theory, and intentional communities. The journal's founding editor-in-chief was Lyman Tower Sargent.^[2] It also publishes a regular newsletter, Utopus Discovered.

Award

The society awards "The Lyman Tower Sargent Award for Distinguished Scholarship" at irregular intervals. Previous recipients have been:

• 2017: Phillip E. Wegner
• 2013: Vita Fortunati and Darko Suvin
• 2012: Ruth Levitas
• 2010: Ursula K. Le Guin and Peter Fitting
• 2009: Fredric Jameson
• 2008: Tom Moylan and Ken Roemer
• 2002: Gregory Claeys
• 1997: Lyman Tower Sargent