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The Legacy of Nineteen Eighty-Four: British Dystopias, from 1984 to the present day
Published 2022-11-01“…As such, British dystopias since 1984 display close links with genres such as post-apocalyptic fiction and climate fiction. Recent dystopias however never lose sight of the political, whether in the new forms state authoritarianism may take or in the deadly effects of fragmented plutocracies.…”
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From Sensationalism to Sensation: Brian Evenson’s Affecting Texts
Published 2023-11-01“…Brian Evenson’s work forcefully resists literary categorization, playfully mixing then deconstructing genres such as the Gothic, the western, post-apocalyptic fiction, magic realism to name but a few. …”
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Apocalypse and Sensibility: The Role of Sympathy in Jeff Lemire’s Sweet Tooth
Published 2017-09-01“…The cause for world-wide disaster, a deadly disease, is a traditional element of dystopian fiction. What is more unusual about Sweet Tooth is that its protagonist seems particularly ill-suited to face the challenges that confront him in a violent post-apocalyptic world, either because he is too sensitive or because he is too vulnerable. …”
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