Weiss, Rudolf. “Limitations of Solidarity in PD James’ ‘The Children of Men’.” Beyond Philology an International Journal of Linguistics, Literary Studies and English Language Teaching, vol. 15, no. 3, 2018, pp. 149-161.
This scholarly article from an academic journal claims that the dystopian genre in Children of Men allows for referring to the authoritarian regime as the primary source of transforming society’s values and life goals. The article’s main point is that the genre of dystopia, in combination with the apocalyptic theme, allows for the unfolding of significant moral issues behind the problem of infertility and human life under oppression (Weiss 150). Addressing the topics of solidarity, moral values, and apocalypse, the article is about the role of teachers in adjusting freedom of choice in children’s play. The significance of this source is validated by its contribution to the argument of the relevance of the dystopian genre in cinematography for unfolding social issues.
The goals of connecting the concepts of dystopia, solidarity, and apocalypse through the reference to the original novel Children of Men, which was used as the basis for the film, have been achieved through evidence reporting. The source might be useful for future research projects as an evidence resource on the topic of societal values shifting under the influence of authoritarian regimes. In the current research, it will be used as a background source within the BEAT framework. The author constructs the claims and problem statement and delivers common ground and evidence in a structured and organized manner. Citations and content organization are explicit and logical, matching the genre requirements.
Lestari, Mulya Cindi Ovira, and Bayu Kristianto. “Children Of Men (2006): Representation of Modern Spirituality in an Apocalyptic Dystopian World.” Udayana Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, vol. 4, no. 1, 2020, pp. 10-18.
This article from an academic journal presents a research-based discussion of the concept of morality through the perspective of a dystopian world as portrayed in the film Children of Men. The authors explore the spirituality issues in the modern social context by analyzing the plot and characters of the movie. The article’s main point is that spirituality plays a vital role in human survival (Lestari and Kristianto 11). The source is significant because it contributes valuable information by achieving two goals relevant to the working research question. Firstly, it provides an insight into the particularities of the dystopian genre. Secondly, the author appeals to the larger social issue of spirituality, morality, and purpose in life as the themes in the film.
The article is useful due to its strong analytical and theoretical features. It might serve as a basis for future research on apocalyptic themes and religion. Unlike other sources, it yields a theoretical explanation of the genre, and the themes conveyed. In the current research, it is used as a background source within the BEAT framework. The author directly presents his claim and problem statement. The common ground and evidence are deliberate and full; the citations are relevant and clear.
Mafe, Diana Adesola. “The Black Madonna: Children of Men.” In Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before. University of Texas Press, 2021, pp. 68-92.
This scholarly article is about the intersection of race and gender in Children of Men. The author argues that the gender role unfolded in the film is reinforced by the racial theme, which is manifested through Kee’s character (Mafe 68). The topics of gender and race allow for revealing contemporary issues through the dystopian lens. The source’s significance is related to the evidence it yields in analyzing the film’s main female character. The author’s goal was to analyze the intersectionality of race and gender narratives; the goal was successfully achieved. The source is useful in current and future research due to its analysis and evidence supporting the argument on gender oppression in the film. Thus, it will be used as an evidence source for the current research. The authors present their claims and problem statement coherently and explicitly according to the rule of conventional research articles. A theoretical framework supports common ground, evidence is reported clearly and reliably, the writing is organized and structured logically, and citations support the claims.
Atasoy, Emrah. “Dys/utopian Narratives on the Screen: Beyond the Binaries in Children of Men and The Lobster.” In The Postworld In-Between Utopia and Dystopia. Routledge, 2021, pp. 221-231.
This chapter, in an academic collection of essays, addresses the gender perspectives in the context of dystopia in film. The author argues that the film Children of Men conveys a strong gender theme by portraying the oppression of women for their reproductive function (Atasoy 222). Covering the topic of gender identity, oppression, discrimination, and social justice, the source delivers the main point that gender issues are addressed in Children of Men in a non-binary way, with the issues of phallocentric and gender oppression being the dominant ones. Overall, the source is about how the dystopian genre allows for retrieving gender issues from non-binary perspectives for the viewers to analyze contemporary gender-based concerns through the perspective of an apocalyptic turn of events.
The source is significant because it provides an analytical perspective on the dystopian genre and the researched film in particular. The goals behind the source have been successfully achieved and constituted by exploring the manifestations of gender oppression in dystopia through plot and characters. The source’s usefulness is in its contribution to the understanding of how gender roles are exposed to biased perception under the influence of focusing on women’s reproductive function. In future research, it might be a valuable source for advancing the investigation of how women’s rights to have no children might be tackled at a political level for the interests of humanity.
This source is unique due to its particular attention to the unfolding of the phallocentric agenda behind the gender issues portrayed in the film. In the current research, the chapter will be used as an argument source to claim the neglect of women’s rights and the oppression of gender through the genre-specific elements of the dystopian film Children of Men. The source’s author constructs the problem statement and claims explicitly according to the genre particularities. Common ground and evidence are well-developed and delivered with specific references to the films. The content is structurally organized; the use of citations is thorough and deliberate.
Aliaga-Lavrijsen, Jessica. “A Feminist Perspective on the End of Humanity: PD James’ The Children of Men.” International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention, vol. 8, 2019, pp. 59-63.
This academic journal article argues that with the emergence of feminist dystopian gender in literature and film, the unfolding of complex social gender structures obtained more attention. The main claim is that since human infertility becomes a reason for the end of humanity, the reproductive roles of the two genders become the state’s concern and extend beyond freedom of choice. The source addresses the topics of female representation in a dystopia and gender roles and apocalypse. It is about the complexity of gender issues inherent in feminist science fiction, which allows for reviewing the current state of affairs in birth control, breeding, and women’s rights (Aliaga-Lavrijsen 62). The source is significant due to its theory-based discussion of the issue. The author’s goal was to demonstrate how the emergence of the feminist agenda in the dystopian genre allows for raising awareness about social gender roles and the politics behind them.
The source is useful due to its strong theoretical basis; it might be used as a basis for future feminist studies on the issues of gender in dystopias. Within the framework of the current research, it will be used as a theory source to support the arguments on gender inequality as portrayed in Children of Men. Claims, problem statements, evidence, and common ground are deliberately articulated explicitly. Citations are reasonable and serve to support logically organized claims.