Is heterosexuality enough to take down a tyrannical government? That is the question YA dystopian novels in the 2010s were brave enough to ask. Over a decade later, we take it upon ourselves to try to answer it. In this episode, we analyse some of the most iconic and still-relevant-to-this-day books such as The Hunger Games, Uglies, and Delirium, exploring the tropes and inconsistencies that made this genre. Listen in as we delve into how YA dystopia managed to equate technology with authoritarianism and revolution with heterosexual romance.
But what does it mean for all of us tumblr girlies who thought the solution to a Big Bad Government was found in a love triangle? And what does that have to do with (yet again) Adam and Eve? You’re not gonna want to miss this episode - it’s (catching) fire.
Music by Max Elliott
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