Utopia and dystopia in the age of the Anthropocene
| Autor | Patrícia Vieira |
| Cargo | PhD. Senior Researcher, Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Georgetown University, United States of America |
| Páginas | 350-365 |
Esboços, Florianópolis, v. 27, n. 46, p. 350-365, set./dez. 2020.
ISSN 2175-7976 DOI https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7976.2020.e72386
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UTOPIA AND DYSTOPIA IN THE AGE
OF THE ANTHROPOCENE
Patrícia Vieiraab
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8428-305X
Email: pilmvieira@gmail.com
a Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
b Georgetown University, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Washington DC,
United States of America
DEBATE
Antropoceno, utopia e distopia
histórias em contextos globais
Esboços, Florianópolis, v. 27, n. 46, p. 350-365, set./dez. 2020.
ISSN 2175-7976 DOI https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7976.2020.e72386 351/623
ABSTRACT
A product of Modernity, utopian and dystopian thought has always hinged upon an assessment as to
progress. In this paper, I argue that the predominantly dystopian outlook of the past century or so
marked a move away from former views on human progress. Rather than commenting on humanity’s
inability to build a better society, current dystopianism betrays the view that the human species as such
is an impediment to harmonious life on Earth. I discuss the shift from utopia to dystopia (and back) as a
result of regarding humans as a force that does more harm than good, and I consider the possibility of
world in which humans have all but become extinct.
KEYWORDS
Utopia. Dystopia. Anthropocene.
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