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This article explores how ideology appears aesthetically in China Miéville's The City & The City.

July 6, 2026Orbis LitterarumOpen Access

Toxic utopia: Unseen ideology and “Le Politique” in China Miéville's The City & The City

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Article analyzes hidden ideology in Miéville’s novel, revealing politics through enforced invisibility.

This article explores how ideology appears aesthetically in China Miéville's The City & The City.
Analyzed the text of The City & The City through philosophical frameworks including Derrida's and Rancière's theories.
Interpreted the themes of division and containment within the narrative's urban structure.
Argued that Orciny represents containment rather than escape, sustaining capitalism's illusion of dissent.
Identified the concept of a 'ruptured logic of salvage' as a recurring theme in the novel.

Walther et al. (2026) studied this question.

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