University of Calgary Sociology professor, Dean Curran, recently wrote a piece in The Conversation about this concept, and he ...

Dystopian fiction is hot. Sales of George Orwell’s “1984” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” have skyrocketed since 2016. Young adult dystopias – for example, Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger ...

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If the world feels terrible right now, one can take small comfort in the cultural history of dystopia being a long one. From George Orwell’s 1984 to cinema franchises like Mad Max, fiction has ...

Jack Coleman (He/Him) is a Lead Editor from Ireland. This is his third full year in games media, having previously worked freelance for various outlets, including NME. A lifelong gamer, Jack is ...

“Dystopian” TV may seem ubiquitous, but not all dystopias look the same. We asked the creatives behind several series — totalitarian, postapocalyptic or both — to explain how they bring the term to ...

Black professor: The argument that we are living in a dystopia is credible and downright frustrating. Full stop. The government is shut down, many of those in power reportedly lie (and blatantly so), ...

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. Across ...

Science fiction is a genre filled with endless possibility, which makes it somewhat baffling that more often than not, all of its roads lead to grim places. Stories featuring militaristic regimes and ...