Essays about: "dystopias"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word dystopias.

1. 1. Climate dystopias in German newspapers : An argumentation analysis of the climate apocalypse imaginary in German newspapers

   University essay from

   Author : Madita Mertens; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Climate change is a “future-sensitive issue” (Kumpu, 2013, p. 53). Research has shown that expectations about the future influence current behaviour. Furthermore, research has shown that media still play an essential role in informing the public about the topic climate change (Neverla & Schäfer, 2010). READ MORE

3. 2. Government and Power in Young Adult Dystopias

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Hanna Persson; [2022]
   Keywords : literature; young adult literature; YA; dystopian fiction; dystopia; dystopias; dystopian literature; politics; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Dystopian fiction first appeared as a literary genre in the 1870s and has since been known to conduct social criticism of the real world in a futuristic, fictive form. As it has evolved during the 20th century it has grown into a widely researched topic. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. Real utopias and dystopias from the Colombian Amazon : collective future scenarios under government & FARC-EP post-agreement period

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Danna Villada; [2017]
   Keywords : capabilities; indigenous peoples; peace-agreement; sustainability science; political ecology; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : After more than 50 years of internal armed conflict, the peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People’s Army (FARC-EP) raises both hope and concern. There are several opportunities for people, derived from wealth and land redistribution. READ MORE

6. 5. Dystopia as a vital peek into the future : The importance of dispatching antiquated morals and establishing new ethics

   University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Hayri Dündar; [2013]
   Keywords : Aldous Huxley; Neal Shusterman; Dystopia; Brave new world; Unwind; Utopia;

   Abstract : This essay analyzes and tries to untangle the meaning and intention of dystopian literature, by analyzing two novels (Neal Shusterman‟s “Unwind” and Aldous Huxley‟s “Brave New World”). From this analysis, whether or not the futures portrayed in dystopian literature relate to our own future is riddled out, furthermore the importance of the authors‟ intention is debated and a conclusion is reached. READ MORE