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    The End of The World: Unveiling Dystopian Apocalypse in Caryl Churchill’s Far Away
    (RumeliYa Yayıncılık, 2025-02) Özçelik, Kaya; 351393; Yılmaz, Yakup
    Being a seminal work, Caryl Churchill’s Far Away delves deep into the layers of the end of the world by merging both dystopian and apocalyptic visions. Offering a fragmented narrative that reflects the disintegration of social, moral and natural orders of the world, Churchill’s play brings her reader/audience closer to face how the end of the world will be. The play’s structure and tone progressively immerse the audience in a world unravelling into chaos, where the boundaries between good and evil blur, and nature itself becomes embroiled in humanity’s conflicts. Through minimalist dialogue and surreal imagery, Churchill presents her reader/audience with a disturbing portrayal of a society where fear, violence, and moral ambiguity are the mere causes of the apocalypse. While the dystopian elements in the play are underlined through the depiction of authoritarian control, systemic violence, and the erasure of individual agency with Churchill’s chilling commentary on the fragility of democratic and ethical structures, themes such as the collapse of ecological and social harmony that eventually lead to an inevitable descent into global destruction form the backbone of apocalyptic discourse in Far Away. Endowing her play with postmodernist techniques such as fragmented storytelling and open-ended conclusion, Churchill invites the audience to grapple with the moral consequences of complicity and the pervasive impact of war and ecological crisis. This study examines how Far Away interweaves dystopian and apocalyptic elements to criticise contemporary sociopolitical and environmental issues. Exploring themes of dehumanization, systemic oppression, and environmental decay, the play compels its reader/audience to confront the urgent ethical dilemmas of the modern world. All in all, Churchill’s work offers a potent warning about the interconnected nature of societal collapse and ecological destruction, with a specific urge to enable humanity to reconsider its role in shaping a sustainable and near future.
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    Wreckage and Rule: Necropolitical and Biopolitical Configurations of Urban Space in J.G. Ballard’s Concrete Island
    (RumeliYa Yayıncılık, 2025) Özçelik, Kaya; 351393; Yılmaz, Yakup
    Engaged primarily with the detrimental effects of modernism and late capitalism, which have a destructive impact on humanity, Ballard registers these impacts in all his works from various perspectives. Bearing this approach in mind, Ballard’s writing shifts its focus from external realities to internal experiences, aiming to explore how technology shapes one’s perception, memory, and desires. Grounded in the formative experience of turmoil and confinement, this preoccupation of Ballard forms the basis for all his works, establishing his reputation in post-war English literature. Celebrated for his challenging style and satirical tone in his depiction of bleak, dystopian, and post-apocalyptic scenarios, James Graham Ballard (1930–2009) holds a significant role in the world of English fiction through his novels, short stories, and essays. Born in Shanghai and interned in a Japanese civilian camp during World War II, Ballard’s earlier experiences of imprisonment and societal collapse contributed significantly to his literary imagination, as later fictionalised in his Empire of the Sun (1984).