Dystopia key terms
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Dystopia
Term to describe a society where society disturbed In some way
utopia-idealised setting
sir Thomas Moore 1516 wrote utopia
post apocalyptic worlds been physically destroyed and only a few remaining survivors
Key language techniques
Minimalistic language-can emphasise individual lack of identity due to society and can reflect lack of power
metafiction-writer deaf consciously alludes to the fictional nature of the text
tense alternation
1st person narrative
Political dystopia
Typically focus on totalitrian regimes wherever individuals have to do what state asked of them
government use their power to control and manipulate society
no regard for individuals
susatined by idea actions for greater good
EG 1984-ORWELL INFLUENCED BY POLITICAL SITUATION SOVIET UNION
JOSEPH STALIN 1878-1953 DICTATOR
WHEN REIGNED SOVIET UNION WENT THROUGH PROCESS OF COLLECTIVISATION
WHERE FARMERS LAND DIVIDED EQAULLY BETWEEN POPULATION
SO LANOURING CLASSES REMAINED EQAULLY POOR
THOSE WHO OPPOSED MOVEMENT PUT DOWN
Political dystopia
RIVALS TORTURED
ORWELL WARNING HOW DANGEROUS POWER CAN BE
IDEOLOGY
HOW many retained power
Louise Pierre Althusser 1918-1990 infleuntial french philosopher defined it as 'imaginary relationship of individuals to their real conditions of existsnce'-system of beliefs that effects how people see world around them
encouraged by-propghanda creaive arts etc
ideologies constructed and manipulated by rich and powerful and prevent those deemed socially Infereior to not understand the injustices to them
eg. 1984 gov brainwashes society
Eco dystopia
Risk of destroying natural environment in pursuit tech scientific progress
Origins of environmental literature
writers romantic movement responded to effects of industrial revolution -1760-1840-in early 19th century
Revolution=urbanisation and more scientific progress mass manufacturing and capitalism
romantics reprensted beauty foe landscapes to sourght to remind society importance of environmental appreciation
thought it were destroying individual and creative thought
natural environment refuge from industrialisation
Environmental movement
Originated early 1960s
1962-Rachel Carson publish silent spring-environemntla science book investigated harm birds from pesticides
challenged chem industries accusing them spread inaccurate info for benefit own profits
overall mass industry under scrutiny by leading intellectuals
Richard ehrli has 'the population bomb' 1968-warned fast rate population growing and therefore straining natural environment needed take serious action to reduce population
controversial when published but drew attention to how social development although on the surface seemed positive damaging effects
in another of his books writes about how environment represented in popular culture 'called
'toxic disclosure'-how pollution anxieties expressed in conversation and common writing
Eco dystopia
An example 'disenchantment from illusion of green sos is is accompanied by totalising images of world without refuge from toxic penetration
bull allusding to romantisms to resist industrial growth
MARGARET ATWOOD OUTSPOEN ENVIRONEMNETAL CAMPAIGNER SND PATRON OF FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
2004 INVENTED KING LEN-ECO FRIENDLT DEVICE
2003 POSTAPOCALYPTIC ORYX AND CRAKE CREATES ORLD WHERE SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS HAS DESTROYED THE WORLD
MADE PHRASE USTOPIA-COMBINATION OF BOTH WORLDS SHE BELIEVES RACH WORLD CONTAINS LATNET VIEW OF OTHER
*** EASY TO SPLIP FROM PERCIEVED UTOPIS INTO DYSTOPIA DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO NOT PHYSICAL BUT MENTAL 'US' REFLECTS ARE OWN MISTAKES AS HUMANS
Political society key words
ALLEGORY-STIRY OR POEM WITH IMPLIED MESSAGE ABOUT SOCIETY
DICTATOR-POLITICAL LEADER WHO HAS COMPLETE CINTROL OF THE STATE
IDEOLOGY-A BELIEF/SUSTEM OF BELIEFS THAT DETERMINES HOW INDIVIDUALS SEE WORLD AROUND THEM
PROPAGHANDA-TACTICALMUSE OF POPULAR MEDIA BY STATE GOVERNEMNT TO INSTILL CERTAIN BELIEFS
TOTALITARIANISM- SMALL M9JORITY MAITAINIGN POWER OVER MAJORITY THROUGH PHYSICAL FORCE IDEOLOVY AND EXTEME REGULATION OF CITIZENS VIEWS
REPRESSION-PREVENTING ORNOUTTING END TO SOMETHING BY FORCE
SOCIALISM-SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MODEL WHERE TRADE ETC KWNED BY THE COMMUNITY
INSTITUTION-HABIT OR PRACTISE INGRAINED IN SOCIAL LIFE
Political
SATIRE-IRONIC FORM WRITING USED TO CRITISE CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS OR SOCIAL SYSTEMS
Surveillance and distrust and cold war
Cold War 1947-1991
haopened in wake of ww11 1939-1945
involved no ohysical violence
between two states/nations
1.western nations like United States-believed in democracy
2.eastern states-belived in communism
both wanted to spread these across globe
war Carried out via propaganda epionage and tech competition
Cold war
Prominent figures in us politics SENATOR JOSEPH MCCARTHY 1908-1957
WAS SENTAOR 1947-DEATH
state adopted an intrustee approach to hunting down suspected communists
a lot of these critics ave argued were falsely accused
immoral use of peoples private information in order to co demon them
How this applies to dystopia
factors stated in previous card can be seen in dystopian literature
by state surveillance of people's lives
decreased privacy more invasive methods used
IN POST APOCALYPTIC 'focuses primarily on damage global disaster could cause to humans and their relationships with others
originates from ancient greek word 'apocalypses'-translates as 'undercovering'therefore suggests perhaps apocalypse may 'uncover' the worst of human nature
it forces people to act selfishly and immorally for sake of own survival
post apocalyptic texts dowant neccessarily focus on the catastrophic even but rather the after,at hand how individuals acts towards one another at a time of crisis
projects questions on humanity and morality
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