Sökning: "dystopias"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 uppsatser innehållade ordet dystopias.

  1. 1. Climate dystopias in German newspapers : An argumentation analysis of the climate apocalypse imaginary in German newspapers

    Magister-uppsats,

    Författare :Madita Mertens; [2023]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : Climate change is a “future-sensitive issue” (Kumpu, 2013, p. 53). Research has shown that expectations about the future influence current behaviour. Furthermore, research has shown that media still play an essential role in informing the public about the topic climate change (Neverla & Schäfer, 2010). LÄS MER

  3. 2. Government and Power in Young Adult Dystopias

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Författare :Hanna Persson; [2022]
    Nyckelord :literature; young adult literature; YA; dystopian fiction; dystopia; dystopias; dystopian literature; politics; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : Dystopian fiction first appeared as a literary genre in the 1870s and has since been known to conduct social criticism of the real world in a futuristic, fictive form. As it has evolved during the 20th century it has grown into a widely researched topic. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Dreams of Democracy within Extreme Dystopias : A Study of the Imperium of Man

    Kandidat-uppsats, Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Författare :Patrick Sundkvist; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Warhammer: 40000; dystopia; literature; authoritarianism; science-fiction; violence; police; leadership; hierarchy; government; law; punishment; Warhammer: 40000; dystopi; litteratur; auktoritär; science-fiction; våld; polis; ledarskap; hierarki; regering; lag; straff;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this essay is to analyse several of the extreme dystopian elements found in the Warhammer: 40000 megatext and reveal how these elements display critique towards authoritarian policies and philosophy. I opted for a close reading of several texts and analysed several characters’ relationship to the galactic empire known as the Imperium of Man and found themes of suppression of thought, self-existential crises and wishes for freedom. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Dystopiska hot och hoppfulla framtider : En ekokritisk studie av fyra svenska ungdomsdystopier utgivna mellan år 2011 och år 2020

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Litteraturvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Gunilla Axelsson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Barn- och ungdomslitteratur; Ungdomsdystopier; Miljötematik; Ekokritik; Medieekologi;

    Sammanfattning : En stark samtida trend inom den svenska barn- och ungdomslitteraturen är dystopier, skildringar av dysfunktionella samhällen. Ungdomsdystopierna skildrar protagonister som tvingas förhålla sig till sönderslagna samhällen, samtidigt som de brottas med vuxenblivande och vänskapsrelationer. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Real utopias and dystopias from the Colombian Amazon : collective future scenarios under government & FARC-EP post-agreement period

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Författare :Danna Villada; [2017]
    Nyckelord :capabilities; indigenous peoples; peace-agreement; sustainability science; political ecology; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : After more than 50 years of internal armed conflict, the peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People’s Army (FARC-EP) raises both hope and concern. There are several opportunities for people, derived from wealth and land redistribution. LÄS MER