Dystopi

undergraduate thesis

• Title: Dystopi : en jämförelse mellan Karin Boyes roman Kallocain och Lena Anderssons Duck City
• Title (english): Dystopia : a comparative analysis of novels Kallocain by Karin Boye and Duck City by Lena Andersson
• Title (croatian): Distopija : usporedba romana Kallocain Karin Boye i Patkograd Lene Andersson
• Author: Maša Virag
• Mentor: Janica Tomić (mentor)
• Committee member: Janica Tomić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Bodil Zalesky (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-09-12, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

Švedski romani Kallocain Karin Boye i Patkograd Lene Andersson spadaju u žanr književne distopije koji se razvio iz književe utopije. Razvoj književne utopije i njenih značajki može se pratiti od Platonove Države kojom se postavljaju temelji koncepta idealne izmišljene države i pripadajućeg joj društva. Tek u 16.st. Moreovom Utopijom uspostavljen je žanr utopije, a time se pojavljuje i višeznačnost koja nastavlja pratiti razvoj književne utopije i distopije. U 20. st. događa se obrat, popraćena previranjima i političkim zbivanjima u Europi, književna utopija dobiva novo lice – književnu distopiju. Književna distopija prikaz je mračne budućnosti nalik noćnoj mori, kao i izokrenute slike sadašnjosti. Kroz kritiku vladajućih ideologija i režima, književna distopija u čitatelju izaziva preispitivanje mehanizama vlastitog drušva i stvarnosti. Model distopije najlakše je uspostaviti kroz uočavanje sličnosti među reprezentativnim djelima žanra poput Mi, Vrli novi svijet, Kallocain, 1984 ili Fahrenheint 451. S druge strane, djela poput Patkograda daju uvid u daljnji razvoj književne distopije kroz 21.st. i ukazuju na njene mijene i sposobnost prilagodbe kroz vrijeme. Mimikrija koju je književna distopija razvila daje mogućnost daljnjeg razvitka i istraživanja žanra unutar popularne kulture i drugih medija.

Abstract (english)

Swedish novels, Karin Boye's Kallocain and Lena Andersson's Duck City are a part of the literary dystopia genre which developed from literary utopia. The development of literary utopia and its characteristics can be followed from Platon's Republic, which has set the grounds for the concept of ideal imaginary state and ideal imaginary society. In the 16th century, the genre of literary utopia is established with More's Utopia, accopanied by the ambiguity which continued to follow the development of literary utopia and dystopia. 20th century takes a darker turn. Marked with Europe's turmoil and political developments, literary utopia switches to literary dystopia. Literary dystopia is a representation of dark future similar to a nightmare, but it is also an altered image of present. By criticizing the ruling ideology and regime, literary dystopia provokes reader to question the mechanisms of his own society as well as reality. The dystopian model is easiest to establish through similarities between its most representatative works such as We, Brave New World, Kallocain, 1984 and Fahrenheit 451. Furthermore, works like Duck City give insight into the further development of literary dystopia through 21st century and indicate dystopia's possibility to transform and adapt. Mimicry that literary dystopia has developed gives genre prospects for further evolution and expansion within popular culture and other media.

• Keywords: Književna distopija; Karin Boye; Kallocain; Lena Andersson; Patkograd
• Language: swedish
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:870341
• Study programme: Title: Swedish Language and Culture (double major); Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) švedskog jezika i kulture (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) švedskog jezika i kulture)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2019-11-08 08:54:08