Apocalypse and Heroism in Popular Culture: Allegories of White Masculinity in Crisis
Author:   Katherine E. Sugg
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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Pages:   238
Publication Date:   11 March 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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Apocalypse and Heroism in Popular Culture: Allegories of White Masculinity in Crisis


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Author:   Katherine E. Sugg
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.313kg
ISBN:  

9781476667850


ISBN 10:   1476667853
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   11 March 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction: White Masculinity and the Liberal Apocalypse Allegory in Popular Culture One. Neoliberal Apocalypse, Capitalist Realism, and the Status of Critique in Children of Men and Mad Max: Fury Road Two. Settler Colonialism, Gender, and Joss Whedon’s Firefly/Serenity: The Limits of White Irony Three. Crises of Masculine and Neoliberal Subjection in The Walking Dead Four. Futurities and Speculative Fictions in ­Sci-Fi Cinema: Sleep Dealer and Snowpiercer Conclusion. Allegory with a Vengeance in The Girl with All the Gifts Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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"""...an excellent contribution to feminist theory, film & media studies, settler colonial critique, and speculative/science fiction studies...elegantly written, beautifully theorized, and quite innovative.""--Susana Loza, associate professor of race, gender, and media studies at Hampshire College"


...an excellent contribution to feminist theory, film & media studies, settler colonial critique, and speculative/science fiction studies...elegantly written, beautifully theorized, and quite innovative. --Susana Loza, associate professor of race, gender, and media studies at Hampshire College


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Katherine E. Sugg is an associate professor of English at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut. She teaches and writes on world literatures, Latin and comparative American studies, and film and media.

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