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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · 15d

Review of our edited book in the journal Anglia (DeGruyter2025).Heather Alberro, Emrah Atasoy, Nora Castle, Rhiannon Firth, and Conrad Scott (eds). 2025. Utopian and Dystopian Explorations of Pandemics and Ecological Breakdown. Routledge. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Heather Alberro, Emrah Atasoy, Nora Castle, Rhiannon Firth, and Conrad Scott (eds). 2025. Utopian and Dystopian Explorations of Pandemics and Ecological Breakdown: Entangled Futurities. London: Routle...

Article Heather Alberro, Emrah Atasoy, Nora Castle, Rhiannon Firth, and Conrad Scott (eds). 2025. Utopian and Dystopian Explorations of Pandemics and Ecological Breakdown: Entangled Futurities. London...

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Aug 8

an article on the Hunger Games; the Divergent trilogy, and others that are similarly popular. Please get in touch at [email protected] to discuss article ideas!

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Aug 8

As the section editor for Utopian/Dystopian Studies, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction at Literary Encyclopedia, I am looking for potential contributors to write on the following:

Coverage of important sci-fi/ speculative fiction writers and specific works: Philip K. Dick;

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Sophie Cardin @sophiecardin.bsky.social · Jul 18

Teaching utopia? I’ve started a public Zotero group for sharing syllabi, reading lists, & teaching materials on utopia: www.zotero.org/groups/60695.... Whether you’ve taught More or Morris, Bloch or Bogdanov, Le Guin or Lewinsky—your contributions are welcome! #utopia #teachingresources

Zotero | Groups > Teaching Utopia

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jul 18

Review of our book Utopian and Dystopian Explorations of Pandemics and Ecological Breakdown (Routledge) is out in the journal Apocalyptica, University of Heidelberg, Germany heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/apo...

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · Jul 9

Very glad to be able write a review for @thetls.bsky.social of an impressive and unusual new book on George Orwell www.the-tls.com/lives/biogra...

24 hours to 1984

Finding a truly original way to tell the story of Eric Blair’s life is tough. Figuring out an original and meaningful strategy for engaging with his

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Sean Seeger @sean-seeger.bsky.social · Jun 30

My latest article has just been published in the journal Utopian Studies. 'Speculative Queerness: Non-Normative Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities in David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future' can be accessed here:
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Speculative Queerness: Non-Normative Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities in David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future

ABSTRACT. This article explores how David Cronenberg’s outwardly dystopian science fiction film Crimes of the Future (2022) can be interpreted as an implicitly utopian queer text. After surveying some...

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jul 5

It was a pleasure and privilege to attend the 25th Conference of the Utopian Studies Society/Europe: Ageing, Intergenerational Relationships and Utopia at the University of Valencia, Spain. @eutopiauni.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social #valencia #utopia #dystopia

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jul 3

Keynote II: Prof Barnita Bagchi, “Ageing and Intergenerational Relationships in Utopian and Dystopian World Literature” University of Valencia, Spain @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social @eutopiauni.bsky.social

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jul 2

25th Conference of the Utopian Studies Society/Europe: Ageing, Intergenerational Relationships and Utopia. USSE25 at the University of Valencia, Spain @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social @iaswarwick.bsky.social #utopia #dystopia

Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jun 29

I am looking forward to attending the 25th International Conference of Utopian Studies Society/Europe hosted by the University of Valencia, Spain, 2-4 July! Delivery of a presentation and chairing two sessions. @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social @iaswarwick.bsky.social @eutopiauni.bsky.social #utopia

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jun 14

Looking forward to attending the 25th International Conference of the Utopian Studies Society/Europe: Ageing, Intergenerational Relationships and Utopia, 2-4 July 2025 at the University of Valencia, Spain: esdeveniments.uv.es/124223/detai... @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com

25º Conferencia Internacional de la Sociedad Europea de Estudios Utópicos: envejecimiento, relaciones intergeneracionales y utopía

Click here for the final programme (with links) Over the past couple of decades, scholars have explored representations of later life in literature and the media, and the results seem to point to an o...

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · Jun 12

👇 Just saw that @fieryparticle.bsky.social 's new piece came out via @theconversation.com, so in addition to talking about Orwell when we meet, we can also talk about writing about Orwell for The Conversation as @atasoyemrah.bsky.social & I recently did that too theconversation.com/nineteen-eig...

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Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv · Jun 6

Dr @atasoyemrah.bsky.social‬ compares Orwell’s ‘1984’ with Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ to explore how we can use fiction as a guide to overcome the issues within reality. | iai.tv/articles/orw...

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Orwell, Huxley and the path to truth | Emrah Atasoy

From a global conflict to a growingly dishonest political culture to the rise of Big Pharma; it’s fair to say that we live in troubling times. But for George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, these issues…

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jun 6

Herkesin bayramı kutlu olsun. Sağlıklı, huzurlu bir bayram dileğiyle…

Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jun 3

ViraVerita dergisindeki çalışmamdan: "Sosyal medya etkisinin çok büyük olduğu bu dijital ve hakikat ötesi çağda, eleştirel düşünme becerisi, hayal gücü ve yaratıcılık daha çok önem kazanmıştır; çünkü “başka dünyaları hayal etmeye belki de her zamankinden daha çok ihtiyaç vardır” (Kayışcı 2021)."

Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jun 2

Thank you!

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jun 2

My new article in Turkish “Visions of the Future: Utopian and Dystopian Studies Worldwide and in Türkiye” was published by the journal ViraVerita: dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/virav... our @uk.theconversation.com article was briefly mentioned! @jwassers.bsky.social @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social

Gelecek Tahayyülleri: Dünyada ve Türkiye'de Ütopya ve Distopya Çalışmaları

ViraVerita E-Dergi | Sayı: 21

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jun 2

@orwellprize.bsky.social @ralahinecentre.bsky.social @utopianstudpsu.bsky.social @utopiaanddystopia.bsky.social @frankgothic.bsky.social @sfrareview.bsky.social @sffoundation.bsky.social

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jun 2

Our @theconversation.com article “Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World should be read in tandem to understand today’s troubled times” is the most read from Warwick @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social in May 2025! @jwassers.bsky.social theconversation.com/nineteen-eig... 11,670 reads since 12 May 2025!

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · Jun 1

ViraVerita dergisinin “Düşlerden Kabuslara Başka Türlü Bir Dünyanın/Yaşamın İmkanları: Ütopyalar ve Distopyalar” temalı 21. Sayısı yayımlandı. Ben de “Gelecek Tahayyülleri: Dünyada ve Türkiye'de Ütopya ve Distopya Çalışmaları” başlıklı bir yazı ile katkıda bulundum. dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/virav...

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Doç. Dr. Emrah Atasoy @atasoyemrah.bsky.social · May 31

“Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World should be read in tandem to understand today’s troubled times.” Published: May 12, 2025 Emrah Atasoy, University of Warwick, @jwassers.bsky.social, University of California, Irvine theconversation.com/nineteen-eig... @theconversation.com