Dystopian Fiction: Worlds without Rights

by Angelica Werth • Art & Culture • Sep 19, 2024

What can dystopian fiction show us about politics? At Foundation for Economic Education’s Active Minds conference this summer, I discussed how dystopian novels can demonstrate the importance of individual rights, using Lois Lowry’s The Giver as my primary example. That talk is now available to watch on YouTube.

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