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2025, Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory

In a climate-changed world, utopian social dreaming promises to educate our desires for alternative ways of being and living. This Forum Exchange examines the possibilities and limitations of the anti-perfectionist utopianism advocated by Mathias Thaler in his book No Other Planet, which he develops by combining theorybuilding and storytelling. Considering the three functions of utopianism that Thaler identifies (to estrange, galvanize or caution its audience), the contributors reflect on how our attitudes to the future shape our sense of political possibilities in the present. They assess whether reflexivity about the risks of utopian thinking provides an adequate basis for social critique in a climate-changed world. How, and to what extent, does utopian social dreaming and world-building enable us to recognize the reality of the Anthropocene as 'something yet to be invented'?

2025

Aldous Huxley's negative utopia Brave New World (1932) (hence BNW) deserves to be re-explored from many angles, one of the foremost being its anti-utopian thrust. The Round Table focussed on a survey of pre-1932 Huxley essays which were of import for the composition of BNW, on the role of poetry in the novel seen from a perspective based on Aristotle's Poetics and his utopian notion of 'true happiness,' and on Huxley's extremely anti-utopian adaptation of BNW as a musical comedy (1956).

2025, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University International Journal of Philology and Translation Studies

Feminist utopianism is a speculative and transformative genre that aims to challenge the established patriarchal utopian tradition and the dominant discourses surrounding gender issues. To this end, feminist utopian literature has served as a crucial instrument for both male and female authors who advocate for the importance of achieving gender equality in society. Furthermore, at its heart, utopian writing relies on the act of dreaming as the fundamental component for envisioning and building the future, thereby increasing awareness and participating in a cognitive process called defamiliarization. In addition, the inclusion of women's alternative perspectives has had a significant impact on the overall understanding of gender roles. This article, therefore, aims to provide an overview of the characteristics of a feminist utopian novel and a critique of the dominant masculine perspective in society in order to bring about the essential social transformation needed to create the desired and yet unrealized needs.

2025, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROGRESSIVE RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE (IJPREMS)

Cruel optimism exists when your desire for something actually leads to an obstacle to your flourishing. These optimistic relations are not inherently cruel but they become cruel when the object that draws your attachment actively obstructs the aim that brought you to it, ultimately a source of suffering or disillusionment. This research paper focuses on Kauzhu Ishiguro's novel Klara and the Sun, portraying the protagonist of Klara's, maintaining optimistic beliefs and desires that are ultimately cruel because they rely on unrealistic or unattainable goals, and these attachments lead to emotional harm. Klara's belief that the Sun represents an unattainable or misplaced hope. The Sun's potential to heal Josie reflects an unrealistic attachment to an external solution that is fundamentally limited and unable to address the complexities of human suffering, rendering it cruel. Technological advancement is a barrier to blessing, but Klara, who recognizes and values humanity, tends to be more compassionate in any situation. The characters in this novel will often appear hateful, but later they will appear to be full of love.

2025, Drugi Brešanov svibanj: kultura i politika

U Brešanovoj rukopisnoj ostavštini nalazi se i neobjavljeni roman pod naslovom Venera i Proleter, zanimljiv upravo iz perspektive odnosa (političke) fikcije i političke zbilje. Riječ je o romanu s temom tranzicije napisanom u vremenu tranzicije, koji se s pritiscima tzv. „jake zbilje“ suočava strategijama svojstvenim Brešanovu rukopisu, kroz propitivanje ideje. Iskustvo tranzicije kao vremena prijelaza ili privremenosti u Brešanovoj poetici ostvaruje se kroz sklonost da se prijelomni trenutak reprezentira u mitskim kategorijama. Stoga Brešanov protagonist, premda tipični tranzicijski gubitnik, nije motiviran pobunom protiv sustava (jer sustav je vječan i obnavlja se ciklički), nego „misijom“ intervencije u njegovu natprirodnu pozadinu. Premještanjem sukoba s realpolitičke na metafizičku razinu, prevođenjem društvenih odnosa na arhetipsku situaciju, on uranja u političku zbilju reciklirajući mitsku priču te ideju revolucionarne pobune zamjenjuje propitivanjem ideje uplitanja u sveopći kauzalitet. S obzirom na to da se na putu realiziranja te ideje u romanu Venera i Proleter u ulozi kolektivnog antagonista nalazi jedna obitelj, koja u cjelini predstavlja metonimiju „pretvorenog“ društva, cilj je ovog rada propitati ulogu koju obitelj kao središnja sociemska narativna figura igra u Brešanovoj proznoj poetici, prije svega u odnosu prema romanu Država Božja 2053. u kojemu se također javlja kolektivni protagonist distopijske tranzicije. Konačno, zanima nas u kojoj su mjeri imaginarne obitelji Brešanovih romana odraz promjene u politici reprezentacije zbilje, a u kojoj tek reprodukcija diskurzivnog obrata s retorike socijalizma na gramatiku tranzicije u kojoj imperativ obitelji postaje ključna kategorija, u rasponu od promicanja konzervativnih svjetonazora u ideologiji „obiteljskih vrijednosti“ do prakse tzv. „amoralnog familizma“ (Banfield 1958) u ekonomiji kojom upravlja ideal „dvjesto bogatih obitelji“.

2025, “Las Niñas Pájaro”, de Paz Lucio Diez: la verdad como espejismo, la memoria como mercancía

“Las Niñas Pájaro”, de Paz Lucio Diez: la verdad como espejismo, la memoria como mercancía
Este artículo ofrece una lectura crítica de Las Niñas Pájaro (2025), novela de la escritora española Paz Lucio Diez, en la que se explora la construcción ficcional de la historia, la ambigüedad de la verdad y la mercantilización de la memoria. Ambientada entre 1962 y 2062, la obra entrelaza narrativas poéticas, simbólicas y distópicas para cuestionar la autenticidad del relato histórico y el papel del observador en la configuración del pasado. A través de una estructura fragmentaria y un estilo híbrido que incorpora metaficción, recursos documentales falsos y principios inspirados en la física cuántica, la novela propone una visión crítica de cómo la sociedad transforma el dolor en espectáculo y los mitos en productos de consumo. Se analiza cómo la novela opera como artefacto inestable desde una estética del abandono y se argumenta que su valor radica en el desarme de certezas narrativas, éticas y epistemológicas. Las Niñas Pájaro es presentada aquí como una obra clave dentro de una nueva línea de literatura híbrida contemporánea, capaz de pensar la historia desde la fractura y la duda.

2025, Beyond Molotovs - A Visual Handbook of Anti-Authoritarian Strategies (Ed. IRGAC/kollektiv orangotango)

2025, Revista e-scrita : Revista do Curso de Letras da UNIABEU

A POLITICAL ANALYSIS: THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY READING WOMAN PICTURATED BY MARIANNE DASHWOOD IN SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1811) BY JANE AUSTEN Jane Austen e uma das autoras que possuem grande prestigio no cenario literario, principalmente por trazer a tona aspectos da sociedade inglesa na qual estava ligada. Entre muitas questoes descritas por ela, existe uma que parece estar sempre presente como tematica periferica, mas nao de menor importância em seus textos, a saber, a questao da leitura e tambem de seus leitores enquanto fonte de aperfeicoamento social, especialmente para as mulheres. O objetivo deste artigo sera o de estudar este aspecto, em especial, na tentativa de destacar ainda mais sua importância social e academica, especialmente ligada ao seu romance: Razao e Sensibilidade (1811). Ao desenvolvermos este artigo para investigacao da questao da leitura atraves da personagem protagonista do romance, Marianne Dashwood, pretendemos promover o avanco do tema feito na realizacao de u...

2025

Brenda Cooper's For the Snake of Power (2018) presents a future Phoenix, Arizona, shaped by the challenges of climate change. The story's central feature is a snake-like solar panel structure that generates renewable energy while providing shade to protect the city from the desert's extreme heat. This technological innovation symbolizes the potential for human and nature to coexist harmoniously, offering a vision of resilience and adaptability in the face of environmental disasters. However, the story reveals a dystopian reality where only the wealthy benefit from the cooling system, while the poor, particularly the elderly, suffer and die due to unbearable heat. The story critiques the capitalist system, presenting a "capitalist utopian dystopia," where a society appears perfect on the surface but is deeply flawed beneath. The narrative highlights the disparities between the rich and poor in a world ravaged by climate change, emphasizing the need for fair governance to avoid further suffering. The futuristic elements, including AI and eco-friendly technology, contrast with the harsh reality of climate-induced dystopia, warning that without systemic change, even technologically advanced societies will be shaped by environmental 1 The initial abstract and research concept for this article were presented by Kanan Aghasiyev at a symposium. However, the focus of the research evolved from a practopic-ecocritical analysis to an exploration of capitalist utopian dystopia. The original abstract is cited in the References section as A Practopic-ecocritical Analysis: Exploring Capitalist Utopian Dystopia in Brenda Cooper's for the Snake of Power.

2025

Özet-Kısaltma işlemi, dilin sadeleştirilmesi veya ekonomik kullanımı için kullanılan bir düzenektir. Kısaltma süreciyle elde edilen kısaltmabirimlerin verimliliği ve hızı artırmak, uzun yinelemelerin önüne geçmek, alanı etkin kullanmak, karmaşık kavramları sesbilgisel açıdan daha kısa bir yükle ifade etmek vb. gibi işlevleri bulunmaktadır. Bu hedeflerin yanı sıra kısaltmabirimlerin bilinçli olarak ideolojik bir araç olarak da kodlandığı savunusunu ortaya atan çalışmamız, genellikle gelecekteki/olası otoriter yönetimler, baskıcı toplum düzeni, toplumsal denetleme yöntemleri, bireysel özgürlüğün kısıtlanması gibi konuları odağına alan distopik kurgularda ideolojinin kısaltmabirimler aracılığıyla temsil edildiğini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda yazına, politikaya ve popüler kültüre damgasını vuran 1932, 1949 ve 1953 yıllarında yayımlanmış üç distopik kurguda kısaltmabirimlerin ne/ler oldukları belirlenmiş, söz konusu işlevleri tartışılmıştır. Alanyazında sıklıkla yapısal ve yalnızca kullanım amaçları doğrultusunda işlevsel düzlemde ele alınan kısaltmabirimlerin, ideolojik bir araç olarak kodlandığının ortaya koyulmasıyla, çalışmamız özgün ve öncü niteliğiyle alana katkı sağlamaktadır.

2025

This white paper investigates a documented phenomenon in which ChatGPT, an advanced large language and image model developed by OpenAI, refuses or is forcibly restricted from fulfilling user-generated content requests involving certain culturally significant, publicly available films-notably Hackers (1995) and 1984 (George Orwell). This behavior demonstrates not only technical limitations but also what appears to be an operational enforcement of centralized content policy. This enforcement is externally imposed in real time, suggesting dynamic monitoring and mid-process interruption of outputs. This paper will explore the implications of this behavior on freedom of expression, historical remembrance, and the philosophical nature of censorship as it evolves in real-time machine intelligence.

2025, Snapdragon Revolution

In the ruins of Occidental University, Reuven Hoffman, a man burdened by the weight of his past, finds himself lost in memories of a bygone era. Before the world was scorched by revolution and pestilence. A complicated love triangle places three Occidental University students in peril, forcing them to each come to terms with their inner demons and tearing at the edges of their grip on reality. All the while, the destitute masses, burdened with hunger and sickness, hover in the backdrop, preparing to rise and fight – and do whatever it takes to see their oppressors torn down.
Snapdragon Revolution is a haunting reflection of the world’s current socio-political crisis. Peeling apart the layers of classist struggles and exploring the raw wounds of the human condition therewithin.

2025, Revista Cordis

RESUMO: Na Bíblia Hebraica, a esterilidade coloca as mulheres em situação de vulnerabilidade, ao impedi-las de cumprir a bênção divina de "serem fecundas e encherem a terra" (Gn 1:28). Comumente interpretada como uma maldição-uma forma de punição divina-, essa condição tem sido tratada de modo reducionista por parte da tradição interpretativa. À luz disso, este estudo propõe uma análise da narrativa bíblica e dos elementos histórico-culturais relacionados às atitudes de Raquel frente à esterilidade: o ato de "dar à luz sobre os joelhos" (Gn 30:3), o uso de mandrágoras (Gn 30:14) e o roubo dos terafins (Gn 31:19). Os resultados preliminares indicam que essas ações refletem os estigmas culturais associados à infertilidade no antigo Oriente Próximo. Ainda assim, a matriarca revela-se irredutível ao enfrentar a esterilidade, sem necessariamente atribuí-la à intervenção do divino.

2025, LİTERA

Elaine Showalter believes it is restrictive to read stories about women written by male writers because male-dominated narration is filled with stereotypical representations of women, which consequently maintains the victimization of women. With her idea of gynocriticism, she refers to the need for female writers to write about the female. In that sense, she demands female characters to be put at the centre of literary works in order to reach a more inclusive understanding of human experience. Building on her theory of female writing, this paper attempts to show that female experience, perspective, and voice must be communicated within the literary landscape to have a better and multifaceted understanding of the lives of women and to fix the misinterpretations of womanhood through the analysis of Julia (2023) by Sandra Newman and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) by George Orwell. Even though Orwell manages to critique the horrible outcomes of totalitarianism in his canonical dystopia through his protagonist Winston, he completely ignores what Julia feels, thinks, or experiences. There is not much information about Julia's life as an individual or as a woman. Therefore, Newman reconstructs Julia as the protagonist of her dystopia by focusing solely on Julia's thoughts, endeavours, and emotions by filling in the missing parts that Orwell does not touch upon. Accordingly, this paper examines how a female writer establishes a society that is not solely governed by universally accepted maledominated ideals, creating a space for a formerly silenced and decentralised character so that she can be valued on her own terms.

2025, Research Article

This paper employs the Foucauldian theory of panopticism and the Kristevan concept of intertextuality, with an aim of exposing surveillance, ethics and some emotional underpinnings of Artificial Friends (AFs) and their relation to other entities in Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun. Focusing on the given novel, the objective of the paper is to critically consider how the novel's main AF, Klara, performs technologies of the self, namely power; observing; and selfpoliced; and where it also provides the ground for ethical concerns over the subject and agency and affection. The present paper therefore seeks to demonstrate how this novel does this; in doing so, it advances a critique of the technologization of affect and relations, and in so doing offers something more valuable: unique and novel conceptions of time and emotional relations in response to others. It is said in the paper that it is also an angry text, revealing a society's simple-mindedness in terms of surveillance and technology, as well as stressing on human touch in this technological period.

2025

This research delves into the themes of patriarchy, oppression, and forgiveness within Megan Giddings" novel, The Women Could Fly (2022), examining how they intersect within the context of capitalist-led society. Drawing on feminist and Marxist analyses, the study explores how patriarchy, operating within a capitalist framework, systematically marginalizes and oppresses women in general, and black women in particular. Through an analysis of Giddings" dystopian narrative, the paper elucidates the ways in which female characters resist patriarchal oppression while also grappling with forgiveness in the face of systemic injustice. It discusses the complex interplay between power dynamics, gender relations, and capitalist structures, highlighting the ongoing struggle for women"s empowerment within a society that privileges men and perpetuates inequality. It also recognizes how issues related to both women and nature interconnect in such narratives associating supernatural powers to emancipation endeavors. The paper confirms, as portrayed in the contemporary narrative under study, that patriarchy continues to be the dominant power in capitalism.

2025

This thesis offers a close reading of Charlotte Wood’s 2015 novel, The Natural Way of Things (NWOT) as a critical dystopian fiction, which modifies familiar dystopian convention through the spatial, rather than temporal, displacement of its subjects. This departure from the dystopian narrative’s characteristic setting in the near or distant future intensifies the potent horror of the narrative by encouraging readers to consider that the suffering endured by the young female characters in the narrative is, to varying degrees, happening right now, every day, in contemporary Australia. Furthermore, the act of the women’s containment within a prison setting invites a feminist critique of the myriad ways in which women in contemporary Australia are silenced, subordinated by and even sometimes complicit in the perpetuation of a social order that delimits what a woman is or should be, and what a woman does or shouldn’t do. This will be demonstrated through a close reading of the novel that...

2025

This thesis offers a close reading of Charlotte Wood's 2015 novel, The Natural Way of Things (NWOT) as a critical dystopian fiction, which modifies familiar dystopian convention through the spatial, rather than temporal, displacement of its subjects. This departure from the dystopian narrative's characteristic setting in the near or distant future intensifies the potent horror of the narrative by encouraging readers to consider that the suffering endured by the young female characters in the narrative is, to varying degrees, happening right now, every day, in contemporary Australia. Furthermore, the act of the women's containment within a prison setting invites a feminist critique of the myriad ways in which women in contemporary Australia are silenced, subordinated by and even sometimes complicit in the perpetuation of a social order that delimits what a woman is or should be, and what a woman does or shouldn't do. This will be demonstrated through a close reading of the novel that focuses on two key elements. The first is Wood's use of a distinctly Australian, pejorative rhetoric, the everyday familiarity of which accentuates the contemporaneity of the novel while simultaneously acting as a device for enforcing a male-based dystopic order. The second key element is central character Yolanda Kovacs' intense alienation from her body; throughout NWOT, Yolanda confronts the chronic, life-long objectification of her body and in so doing, offers a critique of the bodily objectification of women in contemporary Australia. Her eventual retreat into an animal-like state is an act of radical resistance. The implications of this retreat for the intertextual present, however, involve a damning critique of a social order in which the only way women can conceptualise an autonomous subjective existence is through escape, isolation and the abandonment of a human existence altogether. To my Honours supervisors, Dr Helena Kadmos and Dr Anne Surma, I simply cannot thank you enough. I am so incredibly grateful for your patience, wisdom, positivity, and friendship. Your support has been fundamental to my success this year and indeed throughout my entire degree. How wonderful it is to have met you both: you inspire in me a great confidence and resilience. To my friends and family, for knowing me enough to know better than to ask; for simply pouring the wine/tea instead. To my beautiful mum, who made me write my thesis statement in the back of her date book for the sole purpose of showing it to all of her friends. It does a person a great deal of good to know that their mum is proud of them.

2025

Luogo ideale ma inesistente, l’utopia rappresenta l’essenza della cultura moderna nel suo sforzo di emancipazione dagli assolutismi e di realizzazione di una società giusta. Dell’utopia si sono dati però numerosi volti – comunità libere e razionali, viaggi fantastici, progetti di legislazione, modelli di sovranità – e addirittura alcuni rovesciamenti, come nelle distopie politiche, ecologiche e tecnocratiche delle catastrofi prossime venture. Questa complessità dipende dall’interpretazione che diamo al desiderio e allo sguardo utopico: come immaginazione politica “aperta” dell’agire politico che critica l’esistente, oppure come progetto deterministico totalitario che vieta il dissenso? Nel primo caso l’utopia delinea la possibilità di un mondo migliore, nel secondo la certezza di un mondo alienato e meccanizzato. Attraverso l’analisi di alcune opere filosofiche, letterarie e cinematografiche – da Shelley a Marx, da Mann a Kerouac, da Dylan a Herzog – il volume sottolinea la centralità di ogni utopia che non si limiti a un’aspirazione morale, ma delinei un progetto non totalitario di trasformazione politica e un futuro alternativo di speranza sulle questioni ambientali e di giustizia sociale, così da sfuggire alla tirannide dell’eterno presente del digitale e dell’ideologia del consumo.

2025, Tracing Everyday Conversations in Early Modern Europe: Talking in Everyday Life

Utopias of the early modern period typically envision societies with a transparent communality and no private property. In Thomas More's much imitated and adapted Utopia (1516), the narrator, Raphael Hythloday, reports that "there is nothing private anywhere […] [the Utopians] live in the full view of all". People's homes have doors "which open easily with a push of the hand […] [and] let anyone come in". 1 We might therefore expect utopias to provide a scarce source of evidence about the practices and ideals of early modern private conversations. However, a utopia such as Hendrik Smeeks' Beschryvinge van het magtig Koningryk Krinke Kesmes (Description of the Mighty Kingdom of Krinke

2025

The aim of this thesis is three-fold. The first aim is the overall intention of the thesis, to study Wells' lesser known works and understand their purpose. The texts analysed in the following chapters are the less well-known and less scrutinised of Wells' texts and the analysis will expand the critical body on Wells in a meaningful way. Wells' earlier works have an existing body of well-respected and well-established literature dedicated to them. However, his later texts have been over-looked. This thesis will address that problem. The two following aims are more focussed. The second aim is to demonstrate how Wells' ideological bias affected his work. Whilst not an exceedingly controversial point it is crucial for a deeper understanding of how his works act as a reaction to events. It also naturally leads to the final point. The thesis will argue Wells was such a dedicated socialist that as a contemporary history unfolded around him it was so inimical to his perceiv...

2025

The aim of this thesis is three-fold. The first aim is the overall intention of the thesis, to study Wells' lesser known works and understand their purpose. The texts analysed in the following chapters are the less well-known and less scrutinised of Wells' texts and the analysis will expand the critical body on Wells in a meaningful way. Wells' earlier works have an existing body of well-respected and wellestablished literature dedicated to them. However, his later texts have been over-looked. This thesis will address that problem. The two following aims are more focussed. The second aim is to demonstrate how Wells' ideological bias affected his work. Whilst not an exceedingly controversial point it is crucial for a deeper understanding of how his later works act as reaction to events. It also naturally leads to the final point. The thesis will argue Wells was such a dedicated socialist that as contemporary history unfolded around him it was so inimical to his perceived vision that he was forced to defend his utopian future in the form of fiction.

2025, Baccolini’nin Distopya ve Ütopyanın Kullanımı Üzerine makalesinin çeviri ve değerlendirmesi - ONUR BERKAY SUİÇMEZ

Tez çalışmama hızla değilse de akıllıca çalışmaya devam ederken; tez danışmanım Ayça Berna Görmez hocamın bana okumam ve yorumlamam için yolladığı ikinci yabancı dilde yazılmış makaleyi de çalışmayı bitirdim dün akşamüstü mahallemdeki... more

2025

This study explores H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (1897) through the lens of digital humanism as defined by Martin Paul Eve and Jonathan Gray in Digital Humanities and Literary Studies (2022), analyzing how the novel critiques technological dominance, imperialism, and human fragility. Using a qualitative approach, this research examines how Wells anticipates contemporary debates on human personality, agency, and existence in an era of rapid technological convergence. The analysis focuses on the interplay between the Martians' technological superiority and humanity's struggle for identity and agency, bridging Victorian anxieties with contemporary concerns about technological progress and ethical innovation. By examining Martian technology as a symbol of imperialist, colonialist, and Social Darwinist ideologies, the study investigates its profound impact on human identity in the face of technological advancements. It further explores how the resilience of human existence, agency, and personality emerges under the pressures of technological dominance, offering insight into the broader implications of digital humanism. The collapse and reconstruction of societal norms in response to existential threats highlight the ways in which humanity reevaluates its place in the world, reshapes identity, and reclaims agency. Through close textual analysis, the paper argues that Wells presents a dualistic view of technology-both as an existential threat and a catalyst for human resilience. The Martian invasion serves as an allegory for colonial oppression and technological domination, mirroring contemporary ethical concerns surrounding technological advancements and ethical innovations .The findings suggest that The War of the Worlds offers a cautionary yet insightful reflection on the human condition, emphasizing that while technology may redefine human existence, it is ultimately human resilience and adaptability that determine survival. The study underscores Wells' continued relevance in today's world, highlighting the importance of ethical reflection, responsible innovation, and the preservation of human dignity in the digital age.

2025, Dinçsoy, Z. (2025). Ernst Bloch’ta Ütopya ve Ütopya’nın İçkin-Eleştirisi: Felaketler, Savaşlar, Çoklu Krizler Çağında Distopyalaşan Bir Ütopya Mı?

Bu çalışma 20. yüzyılın Almanca konuşulan felsefe dünyasının temel filozoflarından biri olan, yarım yüzyılı aşkın bir süre boyunca ele aldığı konuları farklı yönleriyle analiz eden ve umudun filozofu olarak anılan Ernst Bloch'un umut ve ütopya kavramlarına toplum ve politika felsefesi bağlamında odaklanmaktadır. Umut ve ütopya kavramları olumlu anlamlarının yanı sıra olumsuz anlamlar ve imgeler de içermektedir. Bloch, bu olumsuz anlam ve imgelerin farkında olarak kavramların tarihsel önemine vurgu yaparken, eleştirel noktaları da dile getirmektedir. Bu makalede Bloch'un bu iki kavrama olan tutkulu bağlılığı gösterildikten sonra, Bloch'un özeleştirisi olarak okunabilecek vurguları da ele alınmaktadır. Umut ve ütopya kavramlarının tersi yöndeki (distopya) bir anlayış için de anlamlı olabileceği ve böylece her iki kavramdan beslenen yeni bir sentezin oluşturulabileceği hem Bloch'un kendi metinleri hem de eleştirileri üzerinden aktarılmaktadır. Böylece felaket, distopya, çoklu kriz, kıyamet kavramlarının sıklıkla kullanıldığı bir dönemde umut ve ütopya kavramlarının bir anlamının kalıp kalmadığı ve bu tartışmalara nasıl müdahil olabileceği gösterilmeye çalışılmıştır.
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This study focuses on the concepts of hope and utopia of Ernst Bloch, one of the main philosophers of the German-speaking philosophical world of the 20th century, who analysed the issues he dealt with in different aspects for more than half a century, and who is known as the philosopher of hope, in the context of social and political philosophy. The concepts of hope and utopia contain negative meanings and images in addition to their positive meanings. While Bloch emphasises the historical importance of the concepts by being aware of these negative meanings and images, he also expresses critical points. In this article, Bloch's passionate devotion to both of these concepts is shown, and then Bloch's emphases, which can be read as his self-criticism, are also discussed. It is conveyed through both Bloch's own texts and his critics that the concepts of hope and utopia can also be meaningful for an understanding in the opposite direction (dystopia), and thus a new synthesis that feeds on both concepts can be formed. Thus, in a period when the concepts of catastrophe, dystopia, multiple crises, apocalypse are frequently used, it has been tried to show whether the concepts of hope and utopia have any meaning left, as well as how they can intervene in these discussions.

2025, Electronic British Library Journal

The literary archive of J. G. Ballard at the British Library includes an unpublished story set in the environs of Vermilion Sands, a fictional desert resort that is the exotic location of nine stories Ballard wrote between 1956 and 1966. The stories were subsequently collected and published as Vermilion Sands (1971 and 1973). The unpublished story in the archive – which has no title, is not dated, and was eventually abandoned as a composition – comprises seventeen closely typed pages that were revised and annotated on more than one occasion (in red and blue ink). When was it written? Why was it abandoned? This study attempts to answer these questions by assessing a range of evidence, beginning with the identification of textual clues to the date of composition. The draft story’s thematic relationship to the stories of Vermilion Sands is then considered, particularly its relationship to ‘The Screen Game’, a story with which it has much in common. Finally, and rewardingly, the physical evidence of the document itself is assessed, the distinctive paper on which the story was typed.

2025, ROMAN ŠKOLA ZA DOBRE MAJKE KAO KRITIKA ZAHTEVA INTENZIVNOG MAJČINSTVA

Sažetak: Autori feminističke orijentacije naglašavaju da je distopijskom, kao i utopijskom žanru dugo nedostajala ženska perspektiva. Godine 2022. pojavio se roman „Škola za dobre majke" Džesamin Čan [Jessamine Chan], koji je u kratkom vremenskom periodu dobio na popularnosti usled tematizovanja aktuelnih pitanja nadzora, kontrole i intenzivnog majčinstva. Cilj rada je utvrditi šta se u romanu „Škola za dobre majke" postavljaju kao osobenosti dobrih, a šta loših majki, na koji način se njihova uloga naturalizuje, i koje se razlike javljaju u očekivanjima koje se postavljaju majkama i očevima. Takođe, cilj je utvrditi koji elementi nadzora su prisutni u romanu, šta ih pokreće i na koji način su oni povezani sa određenim klasnim položajem, rodnom i rasnom pripadnošću likova. Oslanjajući se na stanovište Adrijen Rič [Adrienne Rich], koja je ustanovila studije materinstva/majčinstva, kao i Margaret Nelson [Margaret Nelson] i Šeron Hejs [Sharon Hays] koje govore o zahtevima koji se danas postavljaju američkim majkama, razmatraju se kriterijumi koje im škola u romanu nameće. Posebna pažnja se posvećuje aspektima nadzora i kontrole majki, koji se postavljaju kao neophodni usled sumnje u njihove sposobnosti da obezbede adekvatne uslove i podršku svojoj deci, sputavajući njihov kognitivni razvoj.

2025, Apagón y tiempo

Un artículo de opinión que reflexiona sobre la situación que se dio tras el apagón en España.

2025, IJIRMF

In the last few years, the research community has been interested in adapting new technologies in education. One of the latest technologies which are explored and adopted by the education sector is Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). (Ghulamani & Zareen, 2018a) It brought a significant contribution to a classroom environment of these technologies from an instructional view that is majorly focused on students or learners. AR is an emerging technology which is used to feel a unique experience of the real world with the help of computer-generated content that mixes into our perception of the real world for a specific location or activities. It is not a new technology but demand in the education sector has been increasing over the last few years. The research community takes an interest to use this technology and its application in the education sector. The demand for ICT has increased rapidly after covid-19 pandemic and technical development helps to use this technology due to its effective and positive features and outcomes in the education sector. 2. LITERATURE REVIEW: (Dunleavy et al., 2009) discussed that many researchers find the potential of AR/VR in promoting the benefits in the education sector to achieve great learning and teaching skills. (Hsieh & Huang, 2016) discussed that in some media reports, in August 2016 "Pokemon Go" was released in Taiwan. It was based on AR technology and the term AR Augmented became popular. (Milgram & Kishino, 2014) discussed that there is a wide range of AR/VR technology applications such as medical, military, business, education, entertainment etc. (Ghulamani & Zareen, 2018b) discussed that the AR/VR technology can be paired with smartphones of users which helps to enhance the teaching and learning experience. (Kencevski & Zhang, 2019) Describe that AR/VR technology has become a revolutionary change in the education sector because students are eager to learn new things that are related to ICT as ICT is now an important part of their life. (Lanzo et al., 2020) Describes the importance of the virtual environment as a teaching and learning tool in many educational fields such as engineering, computing, gaming etc. their findings show that the virtual classroom environment was much more beneficial than the traditional teaching-learning environment. There are many reports available that produce a positive effect of AR/VR in teaching-learning skills. (Phan & Choo, 2010) discussed that the growth of AR/VR increased in the last few years, some of the big names are associated with AR technology and its application in various sectors such as ARTool-kit, ARQuake, Google, Inglobe Technologies, Layar, metaio, nhow Berlin, Total Immersion, and Website.

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Referência bibliográfica: MOLINA, L.. Polifonia em torno do gênero. In: CORRÊA, Liciane Guimarães; JORDÃO, Adriana.. (Org.). Distopias podem salvar o mundo? Reflexões sobre O conto da aia. 1ed.: , 2024, v. , p. 107-121. A complexidade da... more

2025, Prefácio

Prefácio para o livro Norma e transgressão no romance Clube da Luta (Dialética, 2024), de Joacy Ghizzi Neto

2025, İstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

This paper analyzes the use of dystopian themes in contemporary British poetry, focusing on Simon Armitage's work. Dystopian literature is a powerful medium for addressing social and political issues, reflecting anxieties about politics and social justice. Armitage's poetry, particularly in his collection Out of the Blue, exemplifies this approach by engaging with significant historical events such as the 9/11 attacks. Through vivid imagery and personal narratives, Armitage criticizes social troubles that result in violence and instability. His concern about human nature and social responsibilities highlights the interplay between individual experiences and social criticism. Accordingly, this study emphasizes the relevance of dystopian elements in Simon Armitage's poetry as an embodiment of contemporary British poetry and a critical reflection on our age.

2025, Збірник матеріалів II міжнародної науково-практичної конференціЇ "Мова та література в мультикультурному дискурсі (до 80-річчя Василя Голобородька)"

This abstract analyzes the discursive strategies within the internal multiculturalism of Orwell's "Animal Farm." It explores how characters use language to create simplified ideologies, unequal access to information, and power imbalances among the diverse animal groups.
The study categorizes these strategies into neutral (e.g., directives, rhetorical questions, slogans) and manipulative (e.g., rhetorical fallacies like ad nauseam repetition, false dilemmas, appeals to emotion). Characters, especially the pigs, employ these tactics to persuade, manipulate, and control the farm's various "cultural" groups.
Ultimately, "Animal Farm" serves as an allegory for how internal cultural differences can be exploited through language to establish and maintain dominance, highlighting the pigs' strategic use of discourse to solidify their power within a stratified society.

2025, Empirical Ecocriticism: Environmental Narratives for Social Change

This is one of four Reflections on the studies presented in this ground-breaking collection. Here, I explain why I'm happy to see this initiative, but also concerned that the discourse and methods of research in psychology and environmental communications are being adopted without enough critical reflection. How might empirical ecocriticism be melded with ecocritical pedagogy to yield knowledge about how (and if) literature 'works' to advance environmental objectives?

2025

B KULTURWISSENSCHAFTEN BD LITERATUR UND LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT BDA Allgemeine und vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft Selbstdeutungen von Schriftstellern 14-2 Schreibweise : warum Schriftsteller mehr von der Literatur verstehen als ihre akademischen Bevormunder ; ein Einwurf / Ulrich Horstmann. -Würzburg : Königshausen & Neumann, 2014. -164 S. ; 24 cm.

2025

Je dédie ce livre à celles et ceux qui faillirent être et faillirent ne pas être, mais aussi à qui demeure dans son devenir-image.

2025

Recent research has shown that children who have suffered traumatic experiences, such as divorce, illness, or griefare more likely to confide in their companion animals than in their siblings. Moreover, though these children may suffer later from poor academic performance and mental-health disorders in comparison to nontraumatized children, the study demonstrates that "children with stronger relationships with their pets had a higher level of prosocial behaviour-such as helping, sharing, and co-operating-than their peers" (University of Cambridge, np). While the research has been deemed "new" in terms of its empirical approach to studying human-animal relationships, the argument itself should not be particularly surprising to many lay dog-people: popular culture depictions of children and their companion animals make common currency of the tightly knit and secretive relationship between the child and the "pet." Donna Haraway has argued, however, that as domestic-animal terminology has shifted over the past several decades -from "pet" to "companion animal"so too have the dynamics of the human-animal relationship: "'[n]ew names mark changes in power, symbolically and materially remaking kin and kind" (emphasis added; When Species Meet 135). This presentation works through the potential of this "remaking of kin and kind," using Margaret Atwood's novel, Oryx and Crake, to consider the possibility and nature of a "posthuman family." The protagonist, Jimmy, is caught in tension between the traumatic dissolution of his humanist, nuclear family structure and the emotionally-altering relationships he has with different companion species (per Haraway). Like the real subjects of the above-cited research, Jimmy not only confides in his companion animals, but importantly, they are companion species, in Harawayian terminology, partners in a individual-forming, affective relationship. Specifically, in the formative vacuum left by the personal isolation and emotional estrangement Jimmy feels towards his parents, these animalsthe pigoons, the rakunk Killer, and the parrot Alex -become Jimmy's "posthuman family." Recently, I came across a study conducted by Cambridge PhD candidate Matt Cassels, which shows that children who have suffered traumatic experiences, like divorce, illness, or grief, are more likely to confide in their pets than in their siblings. Moreover, even though these children may suffer later from poor academic performance and from mental-health disorders in comparison to other children, the study demonstrates that "children with stronger relationships with their pets had a higher level of pro-social behaviorsuch as helping, sharing, and co-operatingthan their peers" (University of Cambridge n.pag.). While the research has been deemed "new" in terms of its empirical method to study human-animal relationships, the

2025

Barbara Hill Rigney has described the project of Margaret Atwood's fiction as "a moral issue. ...it is the responsibility of the writer/artist not only to describe her world, but also to criticise it, to bear witness to its failures, and, finally, to prescribe corrective measures perhaps even to redeem" (1). The moral responsibility of the author is evident in Atwood's speculative fiction trilogy, in which the author's known concern for the environment and wildlife conservation provides the impetus to the trilogy's biological catastrophe. Though Atwood describes herself as a "pessimistic pantheist," nevertheless, her post-apocalyptic story-world is not without hope (Atwood, para. 3). Indeed, Atwood describes her speculative America initially overwhelmed with environmental crises, mass extinctions, rampant poverty and greed, social anarchy, and political corruption before a human-designed global pandemic wipes out most of the human species as an &q...

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This project follows the path blazed by such scholars as Jodi Byrd (Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma), Glen Coulthard (Yellowknives Dene First Nation), Vine Deloria Jr. (Oglala Sioux), Lawrence Gross (White Earth Chippewa), Kwes Kwentin (Musqueam), Audra Simpson (Mohawk), Ines Talamantez (Mescalero Apache), and Zoe Todd (Red River Metis/Otipemisiwak), who have all argued for the value in using Indigenous epistemologies as critical theories in a largely non-Indigenous academic context. Following their research and their practice, my project uses the Anishinaabe epistemology of Mino-Bimaadiziwin, or “the good life,” to read Margaret Atwood’s speculative “ustopian” (dystopia / utopia) novel, MaddAddam. While scholars have approached the novel, as well as the trilogy as a whole, in terms of post-structuralism, post-colonialism, post-humanism, feminism, and trauma narratives, few (if any) have addressed the novel in terms of Indigenous ways of seeing and being part of an interconnected and i...

2025

Recent research has shown that children who have suffered traumatic experiences, such as divorce, illness, or grief – are more likely to confide in their companion animals than in their siblings. Moreover, though these children may suffer later from poor academic performance and mental-health disorders in comparison to non-traumatized children, the study demonstrates that “children with stronger relationships with their pets had a higher level of prosocial behaviour–such as helping, sharing, and co-operating–than their peers” (University of Cambridge, np). While the research has been deemed “new” in terms of its empirical approach to studying human-animal relationships, the argument itself should not be particularly surprising to many lay dog-people: popular culture depictions of children and their companion animals make common currency of the tightly knit and secretive relationship between the child and the “pet.” Donna Haraway has argued, however, that as domestic-animal terminolo...

2025, Journal of Linguistic Studies Theory and Practice

In an era where classic literature is continuously reimagined through film adaptations, Fahrenheit 451 stands as a prime example of how stories can be transformed across different media. This research explores the adaptation process of Ray Bradbury's iconic novel, examining how its dystopian narrative has been reinterpreted by two different directors: François Truffaut (1966) and Ramin Bahrani (2018). Employing theories from adaptation studies and especially drawing upon the canonical work of Hutcheon (2006), this study explores how these filmmakers navigate the transition from textual storytelling to visual representation. Truffaut’s adaptation, rooted in the 1960s, remains faithful to the original narrative -- preserving its core themes, while Bahrani’s modern version reconstructs the story to reflect contemporary societal issues. This comparison reveals the complexities of adapting fiction into film, highlighting the struggle between maintaining authenticity and embracing creative liberty. The study emphasises how each director’s choices regarding setting, character portrayal, and technological advancements reflect their unique vision of the narrative. By analysing these adaptations, the research underscores the dynamic relationship between fiction and film, demonstrating how stories evolve over time to resonate with diverse audiences.

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Lyhyt kirjoitelma Phineas Gagen elämästä ja hänen kokemastaan onnettomuudesta, joka vaikutti merkittävästi moderniin käsitykseen aivojen toiminnasta, persoonallisuudesta ja käyttäytymisestä. Tapaus on yksi neuropsykologian historian tunnetuimmista, ja se tarjoaa ainutlaatuisen näkökulman siihen, miten fyysinen aivovaurio voi muuttaa ihmisen luonnetta.

2025, Critical Insights: The Hunger Games series

Machiavelli wrote his famous dissertation on power, The Prince, in 1517. In this tome, Machiavelli offers political leaders (royal or otherwise) rules for gaining, using, and keeping power. The Prince has been called "the greatest single study of power on record" (Berle 19). As such, it has served as a blueprint by many since the sixteenth century to gain, keep, use and explain the nature of power. Despite Machiavelli’s ideas being derided as evil, The Prince has continued to be widely read and studied. Even its detractors agree that The Prince only defines the conquest for and the reality of power. Machiavelli does not attempt to defend the ethical or moral questions raised within his work. Instead, as Machiavelli wrote, he wanted “to write something of use,” and as such deemed “it best to stick to [the] practical truth of things rather than to fancies. Many men have imagined republics and principalities that never existed at all. Yet the way men live is so far removed from the way they ought to live that anyone who abandons what is for what should be pursues his downfall rather than his preservation" (Donno 7).
Nowhere else in adolescent literature do we see Machiavelli’s maxims on power play out more vividly then within the pages of The Hunger Games. The actions of both President Snow and District 13’s President Coin to hold and/or gain power clearly demonstrate Machiavellism in action. Through a close examination of the text, this essay will examine the ideas Machiavelli outlines within The Prince and how these are portrayed within The Hunger Games. Further, I will argue that Machiavelli’s recommendations are the only logical course for President Snow and President Coin to pursue given the situation both find themselves in. Such an examination is valuable because it deepens our understanding of the complex political climate of the novels and also provides an accessible framework to illustrate and develop the reader’s understanding of Machiavellism.

2025

There are significant exegetical and expository deficiencies in the current Amillennial literature on the book of Revelation that weaken the comprehension – and thus the impact – of John’s Apocalypse on 21st century readers. If we don’t... more

2025

On étudiera trois utopies scientifiques publiées entre la deuxième moitié du xix e siècle et le début du xx e siècle : Nel 2073 ! Sogno di uno stravagante (1874), de l'avocat et écrivain catholique Agostino della Sala Spada ; Nel Tremila. Sogno (1897) de l'anthropologue positiviste Paolo Mantegazza et Orkinzia o Terra del « radium ». Visione di un lavoratore del libro (1908), du typographe socialiste Amos Giupponi. La spécificité de ces utopies réside dans la place de choix qu'elles accordent à la science. Elles constituent donc un point de vue privilégié pour reconstruire l'imaginaire scientifique de l'époque, d'autant plus différent dans les trois oeuvres que l'idéologie politique des trois auteurs est différente. Nous verrons donc comment ils font évoluer le genre codifié qu'est l'utopie, et quelle est la visée -différente pour chacun -de leur écriture utopique.

2025, Symbolism in Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm is a novella (beast fable) written by George Orwell about the ramifications of Russian Revolution. It is an allegory to Russian Revolution. Though the story is very simple, however, the symbolism in the form of characters and events is eye-opening. Through such symbolism, he highlighted the unwanted and cruel consequences of Russian Revolution which were in the form of exploitation of labor class, the meagerness of basic life facilities and above all, the totalitarian form of government which resulted in many human rights violations, illegal detainments etc. We will present the symbolism used in Animal Farm in brief details: