Max Patrick were dismissive of the role of science fiction in utopian literature, although utopian and dystopian currents have always been important to science fiction. 1 By the 1970s, however, there ...

Reflective of the mood of the times, dystopian fiction assumed the leading role in the utopian genre. Writers began to question both classical utopianism and the even more positively optimistic ...

Jonathan Swift’s provocative and controversial novel is infused with elements of science fiction. During his voyages the title character, Lemuel Gulliver, encounters utopian and dystopian ...

Mr Leggatt has also penned a monograph for Liverpool University Press, titled Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction, which is ...

Annalee Newitz: Instead of dividing our dreams up into “utopia” and “dystopia,” I’m interested in thinking about “topias,” or futures that have elements of hope and struggle. I think the best fiction ...

Why are people turning to dystopian stories during a time that feels dystopian? Dystopian fiction can prepare us for the future Although fiction is not real, it can help us to make sense of what is ...

It’s strong, resonant fiction vividly set in a dying world, a literary dystopia written on a utopian palimpsest. Leave the Girls BehindJacqueline BublitzAllen & Unwin, $34.99 When Ruth is ...