Essays about: "dystopian literature"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 20 essays containing the words dystopian literature.

  1. 6. Animal Farm, Truth and The Power of Language : Teaching Literature, Logic and Epistemology Together

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Anton Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : philosophy; EFL; upper secondary school; logical reasoning; critical thinking; George Orwell; Animal Farm; testimonial knowledge; objective and historical truth; fallacies; epistemology; literary themes; the power of language;

    Abstract : Language can create realities, and the totalitarian pigs in George Orwell’s Animal Farm tend to use language in order to control the oppressed animals’ minds and world view. Orwell’s dystopian fable Animal Farm repeatedly deals with manipulative language, and so an analysis of the animal characters’ language may help upper secondary students to understand themes such as the power of language and truth. READ MORE

  3. 7. Dreams of Democracy within Extreme Dystopias : A Study of the Imperium of Man

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Patrick Sundkvist; [2021]
    Keywords : Warhammer: 40000; dystopia; literature; authoritarianism; science-fiction; violence; police; leadership; hierarchy; government; law; punishment; Warhammer: 40000; dystopi; litteratur; auktoritär; science-fiction; våld; polis; ledarskap; hierarki; regering; lag; straff;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to analyse several of the extreme dystopian elements found in the Warhammer: 40000 megatext and reveal how these elements display critique towards authoritarian policies and philosophy. I opted for a close reading of several texts and analysed several characters’ relationship to the galactic empire known as the Imperium of Man and found themes of suppression of thought, self-existential crises and wishes for freedom. READ MORE

  4. 8. ”I Want to Make Them Think” : An Analysis of Teachers’ Use of Dystopian Literature in the Swedish EFL Classroom

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Whilma Almqvist; [2020]
    Keywords : dystopian literature; classroom teaching; literature teaching; EFL teaching;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate the role of dystopian literature in the Swedish EFL classroom. In particular, it intends to investigate and analyze the method that Swedish EFL teachers use to employ this genre into the classroom, as well as the aim for the usage. READ MORE

  5. 9. Literary masculinities in contemporary Egyptian dystopian fiction : Local, regional and global masculinities as social criticism in Utopia and The Queue

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Author : Elisa Andrea Viteri Marquez; [2020]
    Keywords : dystopia; Egyptian literature; masculinity;

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  6. 10. Control 4.0 : Creating a vision for the future of industrial control rooms under Industry 4.0

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Erik Sundström; [2019]
    Keywords : Industry 4.0; Metallurgic Industries; Control Rooms; Attractive Work; Qualifications Development; Industrial Design Engineering; Industri 4.0; Metallindustri; Kontrollrum; Attraktivt Arbete; Kompetensutveckling; Teknisk Design;

    Abstract : Today’s industries are facing what some may call a new industrial revolution. Technological developments are heading towards more internet-based system solutions. This movement is often referred to as Industry 4.0 and is said to have the potential for more flexible, autonomous productions capable of managing themselves. READ MORE