Retrotopia

Zygmunt Bauman is a famous sociologist in the contemporary Western countries,famous for the study of modernity and post-modernity.But Bauman is not a typical sociologist,because he is not sensitive to the boundaries between various disciplines.His writings are full of literary imagination,and not limited to the concerns of traditional sociologists.In this sense,Bauman should be called an intellectual who is deeply concerned about the destiny of mankind and the future of society.As an intellectual with a sense of conscience and responsibility,Bauman has been paying close attention to the new trends of contemporary society.Bauman has a constant concern about the utopia issue throughout his life,and he firmly believes that the utopian spirit will have a positive effect on human destiny.With a keen observation and a strong reflective spirit,he discovered retrotopia that emerged in post-modern society.This new form of utopia has sparked Bauman's deep concern about the direction of human destiny and the future development of society.Modern Utopia was born in Thomas More's novel Utopia.Utopia appears in the form of a literary genre,but utopia consciousness can be traced back to the Hebrew period.Utopia continues to enrich its connotation and extension in the process of development,and plays an influential role in various fields.By the 20 th century,dystopia appears as a correction for utopia's shortcomings,with far-reaching implications.In the second half of the 20 th century,Western liberal intellectuals had declared the end of utopia twice,but others defend utopia,affirming the utopian spirit,and thinking that utopia is only entering a new stage.Utopia will not end as long as the utopian spirit does not disappear.According to the characteristics of utopia in the new millennium,Bauman calls it retrotopia.Bauman discovered that in post-modern society people lose faith in the future,and place good hopes in the past.Bauman analyzes and criticizes this historical regression phenomenon in retrotopia in an attempt to arouse people's hopes for a better future.Affirming the spirit and value of utopia,trying to arouse people's hopes for a better future and regain the utopian dream.This article takes Bauman's Retrotopia as an entry point,expounds the new characteristics of utopia in liquid modernity and Bauman's later utopian thoughts,and reflects the value of Retrotopia from the perspective of cultural reflection.Excavate its inspiration forthe future development of utopia and its reference to the cultural aesthetic phenomenon of nostalgia.