Broken Mirrors

Representations of Apocalypses and Dystopias in Popular Culture

AvJoe Trotta,Zlatan Filipovic

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Del i serien Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature

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Beskrivning

Dystopian stories and visions of the Apocalypse are nothing new; however in recent years there has been a noticeable surge in the output of this type of theme in literature, art, comic books/graphic novels, video games, TV shows, etc. The reasons for this are not exactly clear; it may partly be as a result of post 9/11 anxieties, the increasing incidence of extreme weather and/or environmental anomalies, chaotic fluctuations in the economy and the uncertain and shifting political landscape in the west in general. Investigating this highly topical and pervasive theme from interdisciplinary perspectives this volume presents various angles on the main topic through critical analyses of selected works of fiction, film, TV shows, video games and more.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-11-11
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature
Antal sidor:238
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367235918

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

Joe Trotta is Associate Professor of English Linguistics at the Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Joe’s research has shifted from traditional linguistics to focusing nearly exclusively on the use of English in popular media. He is the founder and chair of the [GotPop] Research Group and the co-host of the GotPop Popular Culture Podcast.Dr. Zlatan Filipovic is Associate Professor in English and Comparative Literature at the Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He has a PhD in English and Comparative Literature from Goldsmiths, University of London and has published extensively on deconstruction and affect in literary writing.Houman Sadri is a PhD candidate and teacher of English Literature, at the Department of Languages and Literatures, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He is the co-host of the GotPop Popular Culture Podcast.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Welcome to the Beginning of the End of EverythingJoe Trotta and Houman SadriChapter 1: A Light that Never Goes Out: Bare Life and the Possibility of Ethics in McCarthy’s The RoadZlatan FilipovicChapter 2: Hopeful Dystopias? Figures of Hope in the Brazilian Science Fiction Series 3%Michael GodheChapter 3: Hopeful Hybridities: Transformative Interspecies Relationships in Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Visual NarrativesAriel KhanChapter 4: Dystopia and Utopia After Darwin: Using Evolution to Explain Edward Bulwer Lytton’s The Coming RaceEmelie JonssonChapter 5: Is this the Futu.re?: Russian Cosmism and the Construction of an Immor(t)al UtopiaIril Hove UllestadChapter 6: The Mexican Sicario Against the End of the WorldGabriela MercadoChapter 7: Post-apocalyptic Play: Representations of the End of the City in Video GamesEmma FraserChapter 8: The Future in Ruins: The Uses of Derelict Buildings and Monuments in Post-Apocalyptic Film and LiteratureJerry MäättäChapter 9: The Zombie as a Pronoun: What Pronouns are Used and Why?Linda Flores OhlsonChapter 10: What can a corpus tell us about Apocalyptic/Dystopian TextsJoe TrottaChapter 11: Original Sin as Salvation: The Apocalyptic Boon in Philip Pullman’s His Dark MaterialsHouman Sadri