Beautiful doom: the political aesthetic of Utopia

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Abstract

Dennis Kelly’s television drama Utopia is a thriller whose characters are caught up in conspiracies about the global overpopulation crisis. The show’s visual presentation, however, boasts striking landscapes that appear to have already been emptied of humans. This chapter, then, explores a key tension between the show’s narrative and its aesthetic – on the one hand a discussion of how to tackle our planetary emergency and on the other a beautiful rendering of a world in which we are already doomed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBeautiful doom
Subtitle of host publicationthe work of Dennis Kelly on stage and screen
EditorsJacqueline Bolton, Nicholas Holden
Place of PublicationManchester
PublisherManchester University Press
Chapter6
Pages105-117
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9781526145222
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2025

Publication series

NameTheatre (Manchester, England)

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