These are general posts that don’t fit into other categories.
How much privacy are you willing to give up? I think without me knowing I give a lot of privacy up. When you’re a baby you are surveillanced by your parents. There are cameras to watch you just as a newborn to make sure of your wellbeing. We are often Continue reading
Dystopia: an unfair/unjust society where most if not all of its civilians experience oppression through exploitation, violence, fear, hopelessness, and/or marginalization. I was influenced by the reading of “Five Faces of Oppression” by Iris Young in regards to my definition. Within this reading, Young describes the five faces of oppression Continue reading
Dystopia is an imagined society or world that is undesirable, oppressive, and often scary. In dystopian worlds, authoritarian regimes dominate, creating oppressive and often nightmarish environments for their inhabitants. These imagined societies serve as cautionary tales, prompting readers to reflect on the potential consequences of unchecked power, social injustice, and Continue reading
A dystopia is an imagined society or world in which people may experience suffering from oppression, violence, control, environmental degradation, and totalitarian rule. My definition is inspired by many of the stories and movies we watched during the semester. In the reading “Five Faces of Oppression” by Iris Young, she Continue reading
Dystopia: a society that’s ruled unscrupulously and is riddled with the injustice and oppression of the less fortunate people, who usually live in turmoil, for the gain of the ruling group’s benefit. We’ve observed many different things this semester. Multiple films, books, articles, and the writings of several scholars have Continue reading
A dystopia is theoretical a world or society that exist in state of oppression that is pervasive and that can affects every aspect of the lives of the individuals who exist in it. I can’t bring myself to limit a dystopian society to the fictional world after several examples and Continue reading
Dystopia- a fictional, nonfictional, or speculative societal contract characterized by oppressive control which executes societal dehumanization, the absence of individual freedoms, and presents a nightmarish version of the future, an alternate reality, or unfortunately, the real world. Dystopia, a literary, cinematic, and conceptual genre, is primarily defined by its depiction Continue reading
A dystopia can be defined as a society characterized by significant societal, political, or environmental problems that systematically oppress and marginalize certain groups of people. As exemplified by Iris Young’s “Five Faces of Oppression” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Iris Young’s framework delineates five dimensions of oppression—exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, Continue reading
A dystopia is a society characterized by extreme corruption of human rights, freedoms, and honor. Works such as Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, George Orwell’s Animal Farm, and perspectives through a Hobbesian lens illustrate that dystopias can result from repressive governments and/or environmental emergencies. Atwood portrays a futuristic environment where Continue reading
Originally, my definition for dystopia was, essentially, a society that lacks equality and freedom, and propagates subjugation and violence to achieve this inequality. With this definition, many of today’s societies could be considered dystopian, because there is rampant inequality across the globe. Today, I find this definition accurate, but lacking Continue reading
