Science Fiction Film & Television

Dystopia fatigue doesn’t cut it, or, Blade Runner 2049’s utopian longings

Science Fiction Film & Television (2020), 13, (1), 143–148.

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https://doi.org/10.3828/sfftv.2020.6f
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English
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6

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Guynes, Sean