Graduation Year
2019
Date of Submission
4-2019
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
Jospeh Bessette
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Abstract
This thesis examines an array of Dystopian literature of the 21st century to analyse how speculative fiction uses technology as a method of tyranny. This thesis argues that technology within dystopias always serve the political hegemony. Further, this thesis argues that the system of control that is born from technology leaves no room for consciousness or identity.
Recommended Citation
Siegler, Jacqueline, "How Political Hegemony is Secured Through Technology What 21st Century Dystopian Literature Can Teach Us About How Political Institutions Affirm Legitimacy" (2019). CMC Senior Theses. 2127.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/2127
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
