dystopia

Essentialist Thinking: "Femlandia" Provokes, but Doesn't Push Past the Gender Binary

A bright red book cover of "Femlandia" by Christina Dalcher, with a blue and white background.
by Nylah Burton
November 2, 2021 at 3:03pm
The insistent classification of Rooney’s work as Marxist has long felt like a stretch.
painting of a warrior woman riding a lion about to shoot an arrow into a distant floating eye surrounded by a ring of fire

Gilead Is Now: For Feminist Authors, Dystopia Is Already Here

by Abby Neufeld
June 11, 2020 at 10:00am
In modern times, dystopian fiction is an outlet for authors to imagine the world as it already is. Read more »
a collection of characters from fictional dystopias

Our Apocalypse, Ourselves: How Fictional Apocalypses Reveal and Soothe Our Greatest Fears

by s.e. smith
August 9, 2017 at 10:00am
In a way, dystopian tales act as bedtime stories and cautionary tales for adults. Read more »
Elisabeth Moss plays Offred, a white woman dressed in a white and red bonnet, in The Handmaid's Tale

Surviving the Dystopia: What “The Handmaid’s Tale” Teaches Us That “1984” Can’t

by Rachel Klein
June 2, 2017 at 11:45am
The protagonists in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “1984” were set on different paths from the moment they were born into societies that defined their freedoms through their respective gender identities. Read more »