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Unveiling the Panoptic Dystopia : Orwell Seen Through Foucault's Lens and Lukes' Dimensions; a Comparative Study / Synliggörande av den Panoptiska dystopin : Orwell sedd genom Foucaults lins och Lukes dimensioner; en jämförandestudie

This essay focuses on exploring power structures within George Orwell's narratives 1984 andAnimal Farm, through the theoretical lens of Panopticism and the discourse of language andpower. By adding Steven Lukes' multidimensional view of power it digs deep into thecomplexity of power relations and further enriches our understanding of the subject. Whenreflecting on power as a phenomenon rooted in privileged access to social resources, theshaping of language use, and the exercise of power through language strategies Foucault'sPanopticism clarifies the layers of societal intricacies and offers a fresh perspective on thetimeless themes embedded in these literary works.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kau-98941
Date January 2024
CreatorsAndersson, Martin
PublisherKarlstads universitet, Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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