Thus, the literary text serves to explore the spatial dimensions in the world of literature to reveal its cartographic and imaginative character. This results in the emergence of research that highlights the geographic and cartographic elements found in literary narratives. Moreover, studies on cartographies and literature have gained increasing popularity in academic circles due to the movement of renewal in cultural geography and the emergence of new approaches, especially the strengthening of humanistic geography ( Brosseau, 1994). Utopian spaces assume political positions of resistance in the face of the closed dystopian spaces of neoliberal capitalism. Utopian thought helps in perceiving the possible causes that led to the constitution of dystopian spaces, and the possible means of establishing better locations.

These maps unveil social ills by alluding to what is wrong with the present spaces. Dystopias function as “challenging cognitive maps” of imagined spaces “that are even worse than those that lie outside their authors’ and readers’ doors” ( Moylan, 2000, p. The 20th century has witnessed despair and frustration to the extent that “the name of this world is dystopia” ( Moylan, 2013, p. All subjects Allied Health Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine Dentistry Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Endocrinology & Metabolism Environmental Science General Medicine Geriatrics Infectious Diseases Medico-legal Neurology Nursing Nutrition Obstetrics & Gynecology Oncology Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Otolaryngology Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care Pediatrics Pharmacology & Toxicology Psychiatry & Psychology Public Health Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine Radiology Research Methods & Evaluation Rheumatology Surgery Tropical Medicine Veterinary Medicine Cell Biology Clinical Biochemistry Environmental Science Life Sciences Neuroscience Pharmacology & Toxicology Biomedical Engineering Engineering & Computing Environmental Engineering Materials Science Anthropology & Archaeology Communication & Media Studies Criminology & Criminal Justice Cultural Studies Economics & Development Education Environmental Studies Ethnic Studies Family Studies Gender Studies Geography Gerontology & Aging Group Studies History Information Science Interpersonal Violence Language & Linguistics Law Management & Organization Studies Marketing & Hospitality Music Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Philosophy Politics & International Relations Psychoanalysis Psychology & Counseling Public Administration Regional Studies Religion Research Methods & Evaluation Science & Society Studies Social Work & Social Policy Sociology Special Education Urban Studies & Planning BROWSE JOURNALS

Margaret atwood dystopian trilogy