Dystopian Dissymmetry looks at the intertextuality present in David Bowie's lyrics and David Bowie's use of intertextuality in his eighth studio album Diamond Dogs. It uses Keith M. Booker's...Show moreDystopian Dissymmetry looks at the intertextuality present in David Bowie's lyrics and David Bowie's use of intertextuality in his eighth studio album Diamond Dogs. It uses Keith M. Booker's dystopian qualities discussed in his book The Dystopian Impulse in Modern Literature as a guide to interpret and analyse the dystopian qualities of David Bowie's other albums by looking at identity, individuality, spatiality, sexuality and modernity. In the first chapter, the album Diamond Dogs is discussed and analysed by looking at the intertextuality present in the lyrics of the album. The first chapter discusses George Orwell's Nineteen-Eighty-Four and Jean Genet's Le Balcon in the context of Diamond Dogs. The second chapter discusses the themes of modernity and spatiality by looking at political themes, technological advancements, the use of space and time and the private versus the public sphere. The third chapter discusses the presence of identity, gender and sexuality present in Bowie's lyrics.Show less
