Proměny role dystopických prvků v české fantastické literatuře před rokem 1989 a v současnosti

Title in English Metamorphosis of the role of dystopian elements in the Czech fantastic literature before 1989 and today
Authors

DĚDINOVÁ Tereza

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Slov’jans’ka fantastyka – zbirnyk naukovych prac’ díl 3
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Mass media, audiovision
Keywords Czech fantastic literature; dystopia; satire; allusions
Description In the eighties of the twentieth century in the former Czechoslovakia a significant amount of science fiction texts (mainly short stories) with distinctive dystopian features reflecting the experience of life in the society suppressing any individuality, personal responsibility and creativity was written. The specificities of these texts included the use of satire, irony and grotesque, the absence of the heroic figures of and mixing municipal satire with serious ethical issues. The paper is focused on a comparison of selected texts from this period (works by Ivan Kmínek, Josef Pecinovský, Jan Hlavička) with recent fantastic literature and try to answer the question whether and how the shape and role of dystopic elements changed in Czech fantastic literature.

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