Rollercoasters: Utopia and Dystopia: Short Stories

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2024
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-1-382-04855-2 (ISBN)

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The perfect introduction to the dystopian and utopian genres, this collection of short stories explores thought-provoking themes such as gender, technology, and climate destruction, enhancing readers' critical reading and contextual awareness. It is ideal for use in KS3 and KS4 (11-16) and supports teachers in diversifying the curriculum.

This collection of short stories is the perfect introduction to the dystopian and utopian genres with texts from authors including Shirley Jackson, Ken Liu, Franz Kafka, Begum Rokeya, and many more.

Stories of a grisly ritual lottery designed to ensure a good harvest, a feminist utopia, a society where a personal assistant app robs users of freewill, and people dealing with the aftermath of a climate change apocalypse, provide insights into the societal concerns of the times in which they were written.

Drawn from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, the collection offers readers the opportunity to broaden their understanding of different perspectives, to reflect about the world that they live in, and think critically about how society might evolve.

This collection is designed to support teachers in diversifying the KS3 and KS4 (11-16) English curriculum and is perfect for preparing students for unseen texts at GCSE.

iv: Foreward
v: Introduction
1: THE BLUE HOUSE
18: PATTERN RECOGNITION
44: AMARYLLIS
69: THE LOTTERY
84: THE REFUSAL
93: THE MACHINE STOPS
147: SULTANA'S DREAM
166: THE NEW UTOPIA

Erscheinungsdatum	05.06.2024
Reihe/Serie	Rollercoasters
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 198 mm
Gewicht	216 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lektüren / Interpretationen ► Englisch
ISBN-10	1-382-04855-6 / 1382048556
ISBN-13	978-1-382-04855-2 / 9781382048552
Zustand	Neuware