10.4225/03/59226519bf8bb Michał Kulbicki Michał Kulbicki Iain M Banks, Ernst Bloch and Utopian Interventions Monash University 2017 Ernst Bloch Utopias Literary Studies Iain M Banks Literary Studies not elsewhere classified 2017-05-22 04:12:08 Journal contribution https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Iain_M_Banks_Ernst_Bloch_and_Utopian_Interventions/5005226 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.