Professor Mercedes Julià brings us closer to the different types of dystopia and the dangers they entail in this conference, explaining them as a global problem that is occurring anywhere on the planet.
As Jill Lepore indicates, dystopias that had been a fiction of resistance -this is, a way of understanding what could happen to take care that it does not happen- have become a fiction of submission. Because dystopias do not believe in progress, and at this moment it is reading that reassures most of the people, since many individuals identify with that terrible world; people who do not have any preparation, their jobs provide them with the minimum to live, and do not know or have the energy to combat the serious problems that threaten life and well-being on the planet.
Today, more than ever, we see reflected in society the dangers presented in dystopias; stories like global warming, pandemics, and the uses of robots to replace humans. Perhaps that is why people prefer to read stories or watch movies that deal with these phenomena to learn about what may happen, or is happening and feel identified. This may be the main reason why dystopian literature has exploded in all parts of the world. Pick something that is happening today, and you will find several novels and movies that deal with the subject.