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Polytopias: The Missing Speculative Genre
- Introducing PolytopiasThe word polytopia means “many places”. Unlike dystopias and utopias — which begin or end on the precipice of change — polytopias show the change from one state to another. They are stories that depict many people, many places, at many times. They demonstrate the incremental steps required to shift a system and how those syste... See more
from Polytopias: The Missing Speculative Genre by Leah Zaidi
Lien De Ruyck added 2y ago
- We get trapped in thinking about utopias and dystopias as a binary rather than two ends of a spectrum. Both extremes present static images of the future that capture a distinct point in time. When we reframe them as a spectrum, we open up new possibilities for stories that lie in between. Not only does that allow for more nuanced and blended vision... See more
from Polytopias: The Missing Speculative Genre by Leah Zaidi
Lien De Ruyck added 2y ago
- The word polytopia means “many places”. Unlike dystopias and utopias — which begin or end on the precipice of change — polytopias show the change from one state to another. They are stories that depict many people, many places, at many times. They demonstrate the incremental steps required to shift a system and how those systems interact with peopl... See more
from Polytopias: The Missing Speculative Genre by Leah Zaidi
Lien De Ruyck added 2y ago