The document discusses dystopian literature and its characteristics. Dystopian literature refers to stories about unpleasant or repressed societies that are often portrayed as utopian. The main ideas in dystopian works include the use of propaganda to control citizens, restricted information and freedom, worshipping a figurehead or concept, constant surveillance, fear of the outside world, dehumanization, banning the natural world, enforcing conformity, and portraying society as a perfect utopia while hiding its flaws. These ideas are seen in the real world through examples like propaganda in political elections, restricted freedom under regimes like Hitler's and in North Korea, citizens trying to escape conflict in Syria, and questioning political systems through civil wars.
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The threat of "fake news" in America is most synonymous with the current discourse within the US political system. However, a more insidious brand of fake news seems to be affecting the public’s perception of science. Currently, 32% of Americans hold a bachelor’s degree or higher; as of 2013, science and engineering bachelor’s degrees accounted for 32% of all bachelor’s degrees. With such a small fraction of Americans with an academic scientific background, it is easy to see how the general public can have difficulty distinguishing science fiction from science fact. In an effort to combat fake news in the science community, librarians at Marston Science Library at the University of Florida have created a one-hour workshop entitled “Fake News: Science Edition.” These one-hour workshops are designed to inform the public about the most prominent types of fake science news, the characteristics of fake science news, and ability to discern between good science communication and sensationalized misinformation.
Fall 2013 Modernism Lecture PPT Presentation. Combined with a short activity on death tolls and impacts on Europe, this PPT was very powerful and students were hooked.
If there is a dumb meta-narrative acting as the framework of our experiences, actions, and life, then we need a more detailed theoretical explanation of how capitalism provides us with social cohesion.
One attempt at this explanation is developed in the Theory of Social Imaginaries by contemporary thinkers such as Gilbert Durand, Michel Maffesoli, Cornelius Castoriadis, and Charles Taylor.
A response to a challenge to focus on the topic of classification. Written in 2008. No disguise is needed to see that the writing is from one perspective of the economical social classes in America.
WARNING: Negative writing style.
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2. What is Dystopian Literature and
stories?
Dystopian literature refers to the genre of books about
unpleasant or repressed societies, often propagandized as being
utopian. So an example of this is The Hunger Games series
because they take down the capitol which is basically the
hierarchy of the
series.
"Dystopian Elements and Characteristics - Basic Building Blocks of Dystopia."Dystopian Elements and Basic Characteristics. N.p., n.d. Web.
03 Oct. 2016. <http://www.utopiaanddystopia.com/dystopia/distopian-elements-and-characteristic/>.
3. What ideals and characteristics
from dystopia link to the real
world?Main ideas of dystopia:
• Propaganda is used to control the citizens
• Information from the outside world and freedom is restricted
• Figurehead is worshipped by everyone or they die
• “Often feels trapped and struggling to escape”
• “Questions the social and political systems”
Where to these ideas link into the real world:
• An example of propaganda in the real world is when there is elections the people that are running for the president use strong words like
change, great, hope, change, strong, save, and more to make you want to vote for them and then you trust them.
• An example of restricted freedom is for example when Hitler had the prisons camps he wouldn't let the people freedom they will live in a
very small places and then they wouldn't have information about the world because they couldn’t get information because their space was
limited. Another example of the real world is in North Korea there are not allowed to travel so they don’t have information about the
world also they don’t have freedom to do what they want.
• An example of people trying to escape is also in Syria but the government shut down the airports and it is a real mess in Syria.
• Only the Syria conflict is when people disagree with the government and started a civil war in the country itself and then people
questioned the political system
4. The Characteristics of a
Dystopian Society
Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society.
Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.
A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society.
Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance.
Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
Citizens live in a dehumanized state.
The natural world is banished and distrusted.
Citizens conform to uniform expectations. Individuality and dissent are bad.
The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.
6. Some more dystopian ideas
that link to the real world
Nazi Germany: This was between 1933 to 1945 when Adolf Hitler took over Germany and with his
Nazis they planned on executing all the Jews. Hitler put up posters and also spread propaganda which
is what convinced the country that the Jews were behind World War 2 which all shows that this is
dystopia.
7. Apartheid was one of the most unpleasant and most devastating experiences South
Africa has ever had. It was a policy of discrimination on grounds of race. This mostly
effected black people which for some still haunts them today, and the reason why I
picked it as an example of dystopia is because the black people were not given
freedom which is one the main ideas of dystopia which this leads to a unpleasant
society.
