Posts that offer definitions of important terms and chronicle the class’s ongoing efforts to define what a dystopia is.
Dystopia is an imaginary phenomenon society where people live a suffering life which is the norm to them and controlled severely by the government. – The first source iāll use to back up my claims definition is my movie for my project, āChildren of Menā. I had to watch the Continue reading
In this semesterās course, we discussed the many perspectives behind the word dystopia. We gather that dystopia was related to the possibility of discomfort, inequality, oppression, abuse of authority, and more. But what is the true definition of Dystopia? It is written online that dystopia is an imagined state or Continue reading
I define a dystopia as a polarized society where fearful citizens tolerate the rule of a tyrannical ruler. Every dystopia is in a polarized state. A polarized state is a societal condition where the society is operating under extreme conditions. For example, wars and high political/religious tensions would be extreme Continue reading
A dystopia can be defined as a societal construct characterized by oppressive systems of control, inequality, and fear, where individuals’ freedoms are restricted, and their fundamental humanity is diminished, ultimately resulting in a nightmarish existence devoid of hope or agency. This definition draws from Iris Marion Young’s concept of oppression Continue reading
Dystopia: a real or imagined societal construct characterized by, but not limited to, oppressive social, political, or environmental conditions that affect all or specific populations. From all the examples of dystopia that we have covered in this class, I have come to realize that the idea of dystopia is very Continue reading
Dystopia is a totalitarian society where specific groups of people are oppressed from some sort of elite group or from their own consciousness that results in a loss of humanity, freedom, and power, all of which gives the individual misery. Youngās Five Faces of Oppression described the characteristics of what Continue reading
After taking this class this semester, my new definition of a dystopia is a real world where people are living in a state of fear while enduring undesirable and oppressive conditions that decrease the quality of oneās life. Iris Youngās āFive Faces of Oppressionā are applicable to my definition of Continue reading
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
At the beginning of the semester, I defined a dystopia as āa society that controls and governs what people have access to, what they look like, and what they are allowed to say.ā Although I still believe that is a dystopia, I think that it is more of an example Continue reading
A true definition of a dystopia is a society in which a group of people endure great suffering and oppression while critiquing present-day issues and exploring possible consequences of unchecked power by a government serving as a cautionary tale of the future. Young’s Five Faces of Oppression supports this definition Continue reading
