Tag Archives: dystopia

“We” by Yevgeny Zamyatin – A Book Review

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Joel D. Hirst

“Dystopian literature is a genre of fictional writing used to explore social and political structures in ‘a dark, nightmare world’.” ‘We’ by Yevgeny Zamyatin is a dystopian novel set in the distant future. Published first in 1924 in New York, … Continue reading →

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Our Coming Dystopia

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Joel D. Hirst

It was probably a sunny day like today when Atlantis sank to the bottom of the sea. Was it an earthquake? A tsunami? Some kind of tribal violence which wiped away those who could run the reactors and the food … Continue reading →

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“Dreams of the Defeated”: A Play You Should Buy!!

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Joel D. Hirst

We don’t much consider speech in the United States. We hurl tiny word missiles at each other on twitter; troll the posts of strangers on Facebook leaving behind little bombs intended only to make them feel bad and us better … Continue reading →

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“Brave New World” – A Book Review

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Joel D. Hirst

I think it’s interesting that the 20th century became the age of the dystopian novel. That would seem counter-intuitive, given the dramatic advances in technology and wealth and prosperity that the greatest of all centuries brought us. But, then again, … Continue reading →

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