Den nya generationen: Dystopisk reproduktion : En tematisk genusanalys av Karin Boyes Kallocain, Aldous Huxleys Du sköna nya värld och George Orwells 1984

• Main Author: Dunphy, Patricia
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för genus, kultur och historia 2010
• Subjects: Dystopia; George Orwell; Nineteen Eighty-four; Karin Boye; Kallocain; Aldous Huxley; Brave new world; Reproduction; Gender; Gender roles; Nature; Technology; Totalitarian; Power; Dystopi; 1984; Du sköna nya värld; Reproduktion; Genus; Könsroller; Natur; Teknologi; Totalitär; Makt
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-5700

The three dystopian novels Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Kallocain by Karin Boye and Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell have been highly discussed amongst literary critics and scholars. Although these works are well-known, some themes have had very little or no recognition. Biological reproduction is a recurring subject in dystopian literature. Although it is not the main theme in the novels, it is a very important part in dystopian culture and dystopian society. By focusing on reproduction and the structure of gender roles in these three dystopias, I hope to bring to light something that's been in the shadows for a long time i.e. the women of dystopian society. I will address the role of nature and technology in terms of reproduction by using Pia Maria Ahlbäck's theory of the heterotopia. Later, I will discuss the problems and possibilities of the role of women in biological reproduction.