Throughout the semester, we have looked at dystopian books like The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson. We have also watched dystopian movies such as “Battle Royale” by Koushun Takami and a movie adaptation of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm”. Each one of Continue reading
In my opinion, a big factor in dystopias is the type of government. The most common governments I have seen in dystopias are totalitarian and authoritarian governments. Totalitarianism, according to Oxford Languages, is a system of government that is centralized, dictatorial, and requires complete subservience from the state. A couple Continue reading
The idea of panopticism, proposed by French philosopher Michel Foucault, enforces surveillance and the idea of punishment, rather than punishment itself. It is an idea that shifts away from a single authority figure, like a king or queen, and shifts to a more group-based system. The control of the population Continue reading
In the age of the internet and advancing technology, privacy is something that is consistently talked about. With every new tech advancement, such as face identification or google home, there is an outbreak of concern for privacy. There is a fear that someone is listening in on phone conversations, that Continue reading
If I were in charge, my utopia would focus on alleviating governmental corruption, accessibility to healthcare, addressing racism, and resolving environmental overconsumption. In a perfect world, society would have a government with just officials. Having one person in charge of a nation is not ideal. If I oversaw the Continue reading
In my opinion, a dystopia is defined as a place set in the future where people are subjected to different types of oppression. Dystopias are societies that have tried to reach a utopia but failed. These societies usually fail by a certain population or group being subjected to a type Continue reading
