Through this class, my new definition of a dystopia is a world or society in which an oppressive force has power over that results in a loss of humanity. The oppressive force achieves this through powerlessness and tight surveillance. Iris Young’s Five Faces of Oppression were marginalization, powerlessness, exploitation, cultural Continue reading
According to Foucault, surveillance is a person always thinking they are under surveillance and causing them to feel they must behave under this power. In today’s society, you can see this applied with the traffic and street cams. Before you think about your next driving decision, you first think and Continue reading
I would have to say the least dystopian government is a social democracy. The primary aspects of this government is to provide accessibility to everything a citizen deserves to have. It has the compliance of the social contract that supports public representation. Also it supports a free market without it Continue reading
