Classic dystopias, why we’re drawn to them and what they can teach us by Yarra Libraries published on 2019-02-07T02:39:29Z During our Classic Dystopias Film Series at Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library, we pondered why we’re drawn to dystopias and what we might be able to learn from them. In our panel discussion on the topic our unpleasant future experts (Metro editor Adolfo Aranjuez, Orphancorp author Marlee Jane Ward and Peter Allen from the Victorian College of the Arts) attempted to answer these questions and others following screenings of Metropolis, Bladerunner and Alphaville. Yarra Libraries Recommends... these dystopian films and books Metropolis Bladerunner Alphaville Children of Men Gattaca Blade Runner 2049 Utopia - Thomas More From utopia to apocalypse : science fiction and the politics of catastrophe - Peter Yoonsuk Paik The Slynx – Tatiana Tolstaya The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins The Orphancorp Series – Marlee Jane Ward Tell us which dystopian books and films you love @yarralibraries Genre podcasts
