Power of the dystopian imagination. Medial archeology of the 1980s

  • Tommaso Ariemma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6093/2280-4110/9429
Keywords: 1980s, Premeditation, Dystopia

Abstract

The essay considers the decade of the 1980s characterised by a specific media identity: never has any other era produced such a large number of dystopian narratives and such a catastrophic anticipation of the future. By retracing the salient moments, as well as the "media principles", of this production, this research identifies alongside the dystopian tension a specular utopian tension, within a true dialectic of the imaginary.

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Published
2022-10-05
How to Cite
AriemmaT. (2022). Power of the dystopian imagination. Medial archeology of the 1980s. Pagine Inattuali, (9), 83 - 92. https://doi.org/10.6093/2280-4110/9429
Issue
No 9 (2022): The frontier of the possible. Utopia, and dystopia, between additions and dissonances
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