20.500.12556/RUL-178685 Divulging biopower through dystopian novels a comparison of realistic and fictional settings Razkrivanje biomoči na podlagi distopičnih romanov primerjava realističnih in fiktivnih okolij In a world where survival is dictated by those in power, control extends beyond politics to the very essence of life itself. This study analyses The Maze Runner and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes through the lens of biopower, a concept introduced by Michel Foucault to describe how modern societies exercise control over populations through the regulation of life, health, and bodies. Both novels depict dystopian worlds where authority figures manipulate and control individuals, reflecting the broader dynamics of biopower. Concepts in relation to biopower – like the control of power through life and death games and the control of the body and mind – will be analysed. The study adopts a Foucauldian analytical methodology and critical discourse analysis, focusing on how power dynamics in these novels reflect Foucault’s concepts of biopower and biopolitics. Through close textual analysis and critical interpretation, the study explores how these dystopian narratives utilize power structures that regulate the bodies and lives of characters, drawing connections to contemporary societal issues like surveillance and government control. V svetu, kjer preživetje narekujejo tisti na oblasti, se nadzor razteza onkraj politike in sega v samo bistvo življenja. Ta študija analizira romana The Maze Runner in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes skozi prizmo biomoči, koncepta, ki ga je uvedel Michel Foucault, da bi opisal, kako sodobne družbe izvajajo nadzor nad prebivalstvom z regulacijo življenja, zdravja in teles. Oba romana prikazujeta distopična svetova, kjer avtoritete manipulirajo in nadzorujejo posameznike, kar odraža širšo dinamiko biomoči. Analizirani bodo koncepti v povezavi z biomočjo, kot sta nadzor nad močjo skozi igre življenja in smrti ter nadzor telesa in uma. Študija uporablja foucaultovsko analitično metodologijo in kritično analizo diskurza, s poudarkom na tem, kako dinamika moči v teh romanih odraža Foucaultova koncepta biomoči in biopolitike. S podrobno besedilno analizo in kritično interpretacijo študija raziskuje, kako ti distopični pripovedi uporabljata strukture moči, ki uravnavajo telesa in življenja likov, ter vzpostavlja povezave s sodobnimi družbenimi vprašanji, kot sta nadzor in državni nadzor. biopower biopolitics surveillance manipulation disguise power biomoč biopolitika nadzor manipulacija krinka moč true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-01-29 12:02:27 2026-03-05 13:27:08 2026-03-10 14:53:49 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 239-255 št. 1 Letn. 19 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 32:1-047.56 2350-4218 10.4312/ars.19.1.239-255 271148035 Robina,_Keerthana.pdf Robina,_Keerthana.pdf 1 FDCA1A2E352768C39E77CA84ABA919BB d8186ede2c41ba937010806c138adea1f4886f5fc7d63940e405ac4b86528ca6 05e92628-fd02-11f0-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=226625 https://journals.uni-lj.si/arshumanitas/article/view/22022 0 10cb6261-1896-11f1-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=229548 Filozofska fakulteta Ars & humanitas 0 0 0