Totalitarianism in times of Austerity : dystopian
representations of power in contemporary Greek novels

J 2025

Totalitarianism in times of Austerity : dystopian representations of power in contemporary Greek novels

MARAZOPOULOS, Petros

Základní údaje

Originální název

Totalitarianism in times of Austerity : dystopian representations of power in contemporary Greek novels

Autoři

MARAZOPOULOS, Petros

Vydání

NEOGRAECA BOHEMICA, Česká společnost novořeckých studií, z.s. 2025, 1803-6414

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60205 Literary theory

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5817/NGB2025-25-5

Klíčová slova anglicky

totalitarianism; economy and prose; crisis; Modern Greek literature; European Union

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 26. 11. 2025 13:29, Mgr. Ester Gaja Pučálková, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

In my paper, I discuss the Greek literary responses to the phenomenon of the economic crisis that erupted in 2008. Dystopian narratives appear to be a popular narrative framework for authors dealing with the economic crisis during the decade of 2010. The purpose of this article is to examine contemporary Greek literary texts that represent societies under economic crisis and were written after the recent recession. Greek authors often used dystopian narratives to depict the relationship between economic politics followed by the European Union, the world system and authoritarianism. These literary works reflect the authors' experiences of the concurrent political and economic reality, serving both as literary responses to the economic system as well as critique to such systems. In addition, the literary texts under examination raise concerns regarding the growing power of economic institutions and their interaction with political power. Greek authors oft en construct claustrophobic narrative structures, to explore themes such as the erosion of individuality, pervasive state surveillance and escalating oppression. In that sense, I explore literary representations of "Economy", "Power", "Europe" and "Work" in times of austerity, discussing them in the wider context of dystopian fiction and the theory of totalitarianism.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1696/2024, interní kód MU

Název: Antické civilizace a jejich jazyky v dalším evropském vývoji: proměny a konstanty potřetí

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Antické civilizace a jejich jazyky v dalším evropském vývoji: proměny a konstanty potřetí

Citovat

MARAZOPOULOS, Petros. Totalitarianism in times of Austerity : dystopian representations of power in contemporary Greek novels. NEOGRAECA BOHEMICA. Česká společnost novořeckých studií, z.s., 2025, roč. 25, č. 1, s. 51-60. ISSN 1803-6414. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.5817/NGB2025-25-5.

@article{2527899,
   author = {Marazopoulos, Petros},
   article_number = {1},
   doi = {https://doi.org/10.5817/NGB2025-25-5},
   keywords = {totalitarianism; economy and prose; crisis; Modern Greek literature; European Union},
   language = {eng},
   issn = {1803-6414},
   journal = {NEOGRAECA BOHEMICA},
   title = {Totalitarianism in times of Austerity : dystopian representations of power in contemporary Greek novels},
   url = {https://journals.phil.muni.cz/neograeca-bohemica/article/view/42116},
   volume = {25},
   year = {2025}
}

TY  - JOUR
ID  - 2527899
AU  - Marazopoulos, Petros
PY  - 2025
TI  - Totalitarianism in times of Austerity : dystopian representations of power in contemporary Greek novels
JF  - NEOGRAECA BOHEMICA
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
SP  - 51-60
EP  - 51-60
PB  - Česká společnost novořeckých studií, z.s.
SN  - 18036414
KW  - totalitarianism
KW  - economy and prose
KW  - crisis
KW  - Modern Greek literature
KW  - European Union
UR  - https://journals.phil.muni.cz/neograeca-bohemica/article/view/42116
N2  - In my paper, I discuss the Greek literary responses to the phenomenon of the economic crisis that erupted in 2008. Dystopian narratives appear to be a popular narrative framework for authors dealing with the economic crisis during the decade of 2010. The purpose of this article is to examine contemporary Greek literary texts that represent societies under economic crisis and were written after the recent recession. Greek authors often used dystopian narratives to depict the relationship between economic politics followed by the European Union, the world system and authoritarianism. These literary works reflect the authors' experiences of the concurrent political and economic reality, serving both as literary responses to the economic system as well as critique to such systems. In addition, the literary texts under examination raise concerns regarding the growing power of economic institutions and their interaction with political power. Greek authors oft en construct claustrophobic narrative structures, to explore themes such as the erosion of individuality, pervasive state surveillance and escalating oppression. In that sense, I explore literary representations of "Economy", "Power", "Europe" and "Work" in times of austerity, discussing them in the wider context of dystopian fiction and the theory of totalitarianism.
ER  -

MARAZOPOULOS, Petros. Totalitarianism in times of Austerity : dystopian representations of power in contemporary Greek novels. \textit{NEOGRAECA BOHEMICA}. Česká společnost novořeckých studií, z.s., 2025, roč.~25, č.~1, s.~51-60. ISSN~1803-6414. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.5817/NGB2025-25-5.

Přehled o publikaci