Contents
Material
Text type
Level
Page
Getting started
quotation
picture
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6
article
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8
Visions of the Future
M1
Stephen Duncombe: “The Horrors of Utopia”
M2
Dystopian Books Again Seize Power
graphic visualization
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10
M3
Margaret Atwood: Oryx and Crake
novel
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11
M4
Jane Rogers: The Testament of Jessie Lamb
novel
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14
novel
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16
M 5a & b M.T. Anderson: Feed
M6
Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games
novel
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18
M7
John Wyndham: The Chrysalids
novel
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19
M8
Andreas Borcholte: “‘Children of Men’: Der Schmerz der ganzen
Welt”
review
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22
M9
Ray Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451
novel
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25
Genetic Engineering: Horror or Hope?
M1
Scopes of Genetic Engineering
photos
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28
M2
Hugh Ashton: “Will TPP Open the Door to Frankenstein Food in
Japan?”
newspaper article
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29
M3
Jan Grossarth: “Und dann schuf Gott Monsanto”
newspaper article
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30
M4
Robin McKie: “Genetic Modification: Glow-In-The-Dark Lifesavers or newspaper article
Mutant Freaks?”
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33
M5
Alex Knapp: “Is Ethical Human Genetic Enhancement Possible?”
essay
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36
M6
Andrew M. Niccol: Gattaca
film script
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38
M7
Peter James: Perfect People
novel
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40
M8
Margaret Atwood: “Brave New World: Kazuo Ishiguro’s Novel Really
Is Chilling”
review
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42
M9
Michio Kaku: “Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape
Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100”
scientific text
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43
Material
Text type
Level
Page
newspaper article
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45
Tyranny of Technology?
M1
Walter Kirn: “Little Brother Is Watching”
M2
James Ball: “Amazon to Deliver by Drone? Don’t Believe the Hype”
newspaper article
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47
M3
Wearable Technology
graphic visualization
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49
M 3a
Samuel Gibbs: “Spotify to Tailor Music to Your Heart Beat”
newspaper article
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50
M 3b
Alison Flood: “Sense and Sensorbility: The Book That Lets You Feel
Your Protagonist’s Pain”
newspaper article
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51
M 3c
Rory Carroll: “Child-Tracking Wristbands Edge Us Closer to a
Dystopian Future”
newspaper article
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52
M4
Michio Kaku: “Surrogates and Avatars”
scientific text
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54
M5
Michio Kaku: “A Day in Life in 2100”
scientific text
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56
Are We All Friends Now? Boon and Bane of Social Media
M1
The Meaningful Irrelevance of Being Connected!?
graphic visualization
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59
M 2a
Olivia Aldridge: “Social Networking: A Social ‘Eden’ or Dystopian
Tool?”
newspaper article
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60
M 2b
George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four
novel
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62
M3
Sam Gustin: “Revolution 2.0 – Social Media Sparked Egypt’s
Revolutionary Fire”
article
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63
M4
Adam L. Penenberg: “The Dystopian Future of Google Glass”
article
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66
M5
Kyt Dotson: “Watch Dogs: A Noir Cyberpunk Dystopia for the Era of
Big Data and Cyberwarfare”
article
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68
M6
John P. Barlow: “A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace”
article
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70
M7
Sam Fiorella: “Cyber-Bullying, Social Media and Parental Responsibility”
article
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73
M 8a
Dave Eggers: The Circle
novel
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75
M 8b
Boon and Bane of Social Media
cartoons
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78
When Vision and Reality Collide
M1
Devon Maloney: “Why Dystopian Tales Like Elysium Often Fail”
article
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79
M2
Devon Maloney: “Forget Dystopian Fiction. Sochi Is Pure Dystopian
Reality”
article
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81
Words in Context
84
Task instructions (Operatoren)
88
Skills: How to Analyse Atmosphere in a Fictional Text
91