A foucauldian reading of utopias/dystopias in selected novels by margaret atwood /
Salma Samer Ahmed Mourad Hanno
A foucauldian reading of utopias/dystopias in selected novels by margaret atwood / دراسة فى اليوتوبيا والدستوبيا في روايات مختارة لمارجريت أتوود وفقاً لقراءة ميشيل فوكو Salma Samer Ahmed Mourad Hanno ; Supervised Nadia Elkholy , Maha Fathi El Said - Cairo : Salma Samer Ahmed Mourad Hanno , 2021 - 152 P. ; 25cm
Thesis (M.A.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Arts - Department of English
The purpose of this study is to examine the validity of utopian systems by investigating Margaret Atwoods The Handmaids Tale (1986), The Testaments (2019) and The Heart Goes Last (2015). Set in different ages, the selected novels discuss the changes that happen in the lives of different characters who live in utopian societies that eventually turn into dystopias. The theoretical framework applied in this study is Michel Foucaults theory of power specifically the concepts of surveillance, discourse and governmentality.Surveillance is the continuous observation and assessment of citizens.Discourse is the language that shapes a societys relationships and constitute knowledge and meaning. Lastly, governmentality is implementing certain rules and regulations in order to manipulate the minds of the citizens. These three concepts allow the people in authority to control the lives of the citizens. In order to examine that in the selected novels, different questions such as what is power, what is utopia and what is a dystopia will be addressed
Dystopia Theory of power Utopia
A foucauldian reading of utopias/dystopias in selected novels by margaret atwood / دراسة فى اليوتوبيا والدستوبيا في روايات مختارة لمارجريت أتوود وفقاً لقراءة ميشيل فوكو Salma Samer Ahmed Mourad Hanno ; Supervised Nadia Elkholy , Maha Fathi El Said - Cairo : Salma Samer Ahmed Mourad Hanno , 2021 - 152 P. ; 25cm
Thesis (M.A.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Arts - Department of English
The purpose of this study is to examine the validity of utopian systems by investigating Margaret Atwoods The Handmaids Tale (1986), The Testaments (2019) and The Heart Goes Last (2015). Set in different ages, the selected novels discuss the changes that happen in the lives of different characters who live in utopian societies that eventually turn into dystopias. The theoretical framework applied in this study is Michel Foucaults theory of power specifically the concepts of surveillance, discourse and governmentality.Surveillance is the continuous observation and assessment of citizens.Discourse is the language that shapes a societys relationships and constitute knowledge and meaning. Lastly, governmentality is implementing certain rules and regulations in order to manipulate the minds of the citizens. These three concepts allow the people in authority to control the lives of the citizens. In order to examine that in the selected novels, different questions such as what is power, what is utopia and what is a dystopia will be addressed
Dystopia Theory of power Utopia