Kamryn SchniederApr 17, 20204 min readOn Guns in DystopiaGun are a large, political, and often tense discussion topic in almost any circumstances. Whether discussing the benefits or harm of...
Kamryn SchniederApr 8, 20203 min readThe Appeal of Dystopia and Creating EnvironmentsTechnological, corporate, post-apocalyptic, environmental, religious, or even extinction are all baseline idea for dystopias that are...
Kamryn SchniederApr 6, 20204 min readNew Materialism in Shaping DystopiasIn my last blog (which you can check here! [1]) we used the theory of New Materialism as a tool to look at the effects of the environment...
Kamryn SchniederFeb 28, 20204 min readAgency Of The OASIS: New Materialism in Ready Player OneErnest Cline's book Ready Player One (2011) [1] explores a dystopian world in which the only escape from the harsh world is the fully...
Kamryn SchniederFeb 14, 20204 min readEnvironments and Power In The Hunger Games SeriesThe dystopian world presented in The Hunger Games [1] series is one of control, surveillance, and oppression that shows the interesting...
Kamryn SchniederJan 24, 20203 min readDystopian Fiction in Pop CultureWhat is a Dystopia? By definition, a dystopia is a society "in which the conditions of life are miserable, characterized by human misery,...