"Anathema" and "The politics of worldbuilding in post-apocalyptic dystopia"

Laura Rose French-Moran

"Anathema" and "The politics of worldbuilding in post-apocalyptic dystopia"

Laura Rose French-Moran

School of Humanities

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This creative writing thesis explores the ideological function of worldbuilding in post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction; specifically, how authors have employed speculative worldbuilding as a form of activism, particularly in response to major world crises such as the Cold War or wars of terror. With reference to Angela Carter 's Heroes and Villains (1969), Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games trilogy (2008-2010), and my own novel 'Anathema', this work considers how each text reflects the concerns of the time in which it was written, using worldbuilding as a vehicle for the exploration and communication of socio-political ideas.

Original language	English
Qualification	Masters
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Ikin, Van, Supervisor Williams, Tess, Supervisor
Award date	15 Sept 2016
Publication status	Unpublished - 2016

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