Broken Mirrors: Representations of Apocalypses and Dystopias in Popular Culture

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Joe Trotta, Zlatan Filipovic, Houman Sadri
Routledge, 7 nov. 2019 - 238 sidor

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.

 

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Acknowledgements
A Corpusinformed Study of ApocalypticDystopian Texts
Bare Life and the Possibility of Ethics
Hopeful Dystopias? Figures of Hope in the Brazilian Science Fiction Series
Using Evolution to Explain Edward Bulwer
Is this the Futu re? Russian Cosmism and the Construction of an Immortal
The Mexican Sicario Against the End of the World
Representations of the End of the City in Video Games
The Uses of Derelict Buildings and Monuments in Post
What Pronouns Are Used and Why?
Notes on Contributors
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Joe Trotta,Zlatan Filipović,Houman Sadri
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Om författaren (2019)

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.

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TitelBroken Mirrors: Representations of Apocalypses and Dystopias in Popular Culture
Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature
RedaktörerJoe Trotta, Zlatan Filipovic, Houman Sadri
Utgåvaillustrerad
UtgivareRoutledge, 2019
ISBN1000753980, 9781000753981
Längd238 sidor
  
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