The Society of Utopian Studies, founded in 1975, is an international, interdisciplinary association devoted to the study of utopias, utopianism, utopian literature, utopian theory, and intentional communities, with a particular emphasis on literary and experimental utopias. It published a newsletter, Utopus Discovered: A Most Informal Newsletter, since 1975. The Society's first academic journal, Alternative Futures, published from 1978-1981 was edited by Merritt Abrash and Alexandra Aldridge. Between 1987 and 1991, the Society for Utopian Studies also published conference papers in a four volume set, also titled Utopian Studies. Lyman Tower Sargent, faculty member at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, founded the journal Utopian Studies in 1988 and served as its editor from issue 1.1 (1990) to 15.1 (2004). Utopian Studies became the Society's academic journal in 1990.
From the description of Utopian Studies journal records, 1987-2004. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 669831874
