Evil Media in Dystopian Fiction
Trine Syvertsen
- pp 35-53
TLDR
The authors discusses key works of dystopic fiction that have inspired media resistance until today: Huxley's Brave New World (1932), Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) and Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1953).Abstract:
Media resistance is a recurring theme in contemporary culture, and comprises familiar concerns that can be used to create speculative and readable stories and plots. The chapter discusses key works of dystopic fiction that have inspired media resistance until today: Huxley’s Brave New World (1932), Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 (1953). All three novels portray authoritarian societies where the growth of mass media represents a danger to civilization. The screen media (cinema and television) are depicted as particularly bad, whereas print culture and books are depicted as representing hope for humanity.read more
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