The Notions of the Valuable: How Symbolic and Economic Value Discuss the Fragile Nature of Ecology in Frank Herbert’s Dune

The Notions of the Valuable: How Symbolic and Economic Value Discuss the Fragile Nature of Ecology in Frank Herbert’s Dune
Endresen, Markus. (2024). Unpublished Bachelor’s thesis in Language Studies with Teacher Education, Faculty of Humanities, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. (Thesis; English).

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Abstract or Brief Description

What determines value? Value-theory is a complex field of study, but in Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel ‘Dune,’ there are especially two categories of value that come to light: economic and symbolic value. In the novel, economic and symbolic value are demonstrated by the natural resources of the spice mélange – a strange substance which allows interstellar travel within the fictional Empire but only found the desert planet Arrakis – and water, the building block of life which is almost non-existent on the planet. In this dissertation, these ideas are explored by using real-world theories of value and the different social groups within the novel to determine the value of water and the spice in ‘Dune.’

Language

English

Publication Type

Thesis

Additional Information

Unpublished Bachelor’s thesis in Language Studies with Teacher Education, Faculty of Humanities, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Keywords

capital as power ecology literature valuation

Subject

BN Power
BN Production
BN Resistance
BN Science & Technology
BN Agency
BN Space
BN State & Government
BN Value & Price
BN War & Peace
BN Business Enterprise
BN Civilization & Social Systems
BN Class
BN Conflict & Violence
BN Crisis
BN Culture
BN Ecology & Environment

Depositing User

Jonathan Nitzan

Date Deposited

23 Aug 2024 00:19

Last Modified

23 Aug 2024 01:14

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https://bnarchives.net/id/eprint/836

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