George Orwell’s 1984 described a dystopic future where privacy and individual thought had been stifled by the ever-watchful eye of Big Brother – but what might 2084 look like? Fears of dystopia – the loss of privacy, agency, and subjugation to a totalitarian regime—proliferate in popular culture still. From the recent success of The Hunger Games and Divergent to films like Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report, our fears of a dystopic world are still very present. Where do these fears come from and what explains their recent boom in popularity? How might we understand the allure of these worlds? How are they created across popular media? Might we harness the power of world-building for less frightening ends?
Apr
1
2015
When: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: Harman Academy
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