Utopia, dystopia and method
Science Fiction imaginaries of war and political order
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19485264 |
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| Authors | Daniel R Mccarthy (0000-0003-0138-6892, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-09 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies on Security (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2162-4887 • E-ISSN: 2162-4909 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21624887.2026.2668235 |
| OpenAlex | W7160694019 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Utopian and dystopian Science Fiction imaginaries of war are political interventions. A narrative methodology that relates individual texts to larger social imaginaries redeems the complex layers of these works. With this in place, we can map out the relationship between war and political order disclosed by utopian and dystopias texts, broadening our view of the elements comprising international thought in the process
Dystopia · Politics · Sci-Fi · War on terror · Cultural Studies and Postmodernism · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
| Highly cited | No |
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