At the beginning of the semester, I defined a dystopia as the following, ” a world or society that, depending on whose perspective we see it from, is actively suppressing its people politically, economically, and environmentally.” I feel like this definition definitely lacked substance and didn’t encapsulate a dystopia well. Continue reading
In Robinson’s essay, “Dystopia Now”, he touches on four types of thinkers that one can be: Utopian thinkers, Dystopian thinkers, Anti-Utopian thinkers, and Anti-Anti-Utopian thinkers. I think would place myself as either Anti-anti-Utopian or Dystopian. I like to situate myself as someone who believes that everyone should focus on the Continue reading
Climate change is one of the biggest issues facing us today, and it is a problem that has largely been caused by human activity throughout the centuries. This is because man-made greenhouse gas emissions are causing the planet to warm at an unprecedented rate, leading to rising sea levels, more Continue reading
After looking through the list of governments, I believe that the least dystopian, although all have the capacity to become one, is democracy. Democracies lack centralized power, which significantly decreases the chances of a totalitarian uprising. For democracies, there are two main denominations: direct and representative. Direct democracies allow voters Continue reading
A perfect Utopia for me is one that embodies the characteristics of a social, economic, and political utopia. A lot of the facets of these do overlap and together, they will create an ideal society. To ensure that there is a Utopia we have to make sure that the political Continue reading
I would define Dystopia as a world or society that, depending on whose perspective we see it from, is actively suppressing its people politically, economically, and environmentally. A perfect example of this is The Lorax (2012) movie. The movie opens up to a society that seems happy on the outside Continue reading
