TY  - BOOK
AU  - Katarzyna Ginszt
PY  - 2025
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 2194-5918
SN  - 9783631934883
TI  - Human Rights in Dystopian Novels
T2  - A Literary Commentary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
DO  - 10.3726/b22781
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1584192
N2  - This book bridges international human rights law and literary studies, examining dystopian novels through the lens of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The author analyses classical dystopias and a selection of feminist dystopias, exploring depictions of human rights violations and gender-based discrimination in fiction. The book deconstructs dystopian societies, revealing mechanisms of oppression and highlighting literature’s legal and social relevance. Structured like legal commentaries, it offers both theoretical and practical analyses of UDHR provisions. Each article is discussed and interpreted in accordance to the standpoints provided by legal scholars and linked to cases drawn from dystopian literature.
KW  - feminist dystopia, classical dystopia, speculative fiction, comparative literature, human rights, international law, fundamental rights, individual rights, rights and freedoms, women’s rights, human rights violations, dystopia
LA  - English
ER  -