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Title Broken mirrors : representations of apocalypses and dystopias in popular culture / edited by Joe Trotta, Zlatan Filipovic, and Houman Sadri
Published Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (239 pages)
Series Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature
Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature.
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes 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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Subject Apocalypse in literature.
Apocalypse in motion pictures.
Dystopias in literature.
Popular culture.
Popular Culture
popular culture.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Science Fiction & Fantasy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Apocalypse in literature.
Apocalypse in motion pictures.
Dystopias in literature.
Popular culture.
Genre/Form Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Trotta, Joe, editor.
Platen, Petra, editor.
Sadri, Houman A., editor.
ISBN 9781000753707
1000753700
9780429280634
0429280637
9781000753981
1000753980
9781000753844
1000753840