Dystopia is defined as” A futuristic, imagined universe where the illusion of a perfect society is maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control.” For example, in the book, The Handmaid’s Tale”, women are not allowed to own property or hold jobs in the early days of the regime. Continue reading
According to Robinson’s essay, I classify myself to be a utopian thinker. Robinson defines a utopian thinker to “imagine that things could get better, and furthermore to imagine how they might get better”. When thinking about any situation I tend to thing positively about what can make it better, how Continue reading
Foucault’s discussion of panopticism is used to illustrate the bias of disciplinary societies to it’s citizens. In my opinion, panopticism is embedded in our society because there are many examples of groups of people voluntarily having power over higher groups of people. Social media can be used as an example Continue reading
Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was an English utilitarian who argued that actions should be judged right or wrong to the point where they increase human well-being. He was known for his moral philosophy, which evaluated actions based upon their consequences,His theory states that “a person’s act is morally right if and Continue reading
Democracy would be the least dystopian because it is ruled by many and not just one, which makes more voices and opinions heard and approved by the community rather than one voice and society doesn’t agree with it. Having more than one voice is better than just abiding by one Continue reading
My utopia dream would be considered my dream world, my perfect place. It would be peaceful, and calm, where everyone gets their way. There would be see-through blue water, the sun would always shine, and some days it would be a pretty blizzard. My utopia would be where it’s always Continue reading
Oppression is the unjust treatment of power under the guise of governmental authority, relating to class society and punishment. Oppression can be expressed as overt depending on how it is practiced. Referring to discrimination is when the injustice does not directly afflict everyone in society but instead targets specific groups Continue reading
Dystopia: relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice. Definitions from Oxford Languages To learn about fiction it is essential to learn about its equivalence “utopia”. Utopia is normalized as this imaginary place where government laws are perfect, whereas “dystopia” is different, it is normalized as this unimagined Continue reading
