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Title Stem and Survival: a futurist- humanist critique of Margaret Atwood's the Maddaddam Trilogy

Author(s) Ms.Asfa Bibi

Abstract Title: STEM AND SURVIVAL: A FUTURIST-HUMANIST CRITIQUE OF MARGARET ATWOOD’S THE MADDADDAM TRILOGY This is a futurist-humanist study of Margaret Atwood‘s trilogy comprising Oryx and Crake (2003), The Year of the Flood (2009), and Maddaddam (2013). Futurology has functioned as one of the chief interests of speculative fiction in Contemporary literature. In such fiction, the representation of rapid advancements in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) appears as a persistent and pathological challenge to the future of the Homo Sapiens inhabiting the planet. Hence, speculative literature and futuristic theories are laminated by the adverse effects of STEM. The dystopian feature of speculative fiction leads to the nightmarish predictions of the end of the world where human beings become helpless before the technology that they have crafted themselves. However, they are also focused on finding a middle way for the safety of the planet. The purpose of my research lies in studying the interplay between the future of humanity and scientific progress in Atwood‘s speculative texts. The futurist-humanist study of MAT is significant because it promotes the belief that keeping the safety of humanity intact alongside the thoughtful application of scientific and technological knowledge should be the primary priority of humankind. This research invokes Gerd Leonherd‘s theory of digital transformation that deals with algorithms, androrithms, and Hellven (which is a portmanteau for hell/heaven). This study uses textual analysis as a research method for the study of selected texts.

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Publication Date 2023-05-30

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