Format:
VII, 116 S.
,
22 cm
ISBN:
9781137509062
Series Statement:
Palgrave Pivot
Content:
This study explores the 'imaginary of disaster' that appears in popular fictions about the apocalyptic breakdown of society. Focusing on representations of crime, law, violence, vengeance and justice, it argues that an exploration post-apocalyptic story-telling offer us valuable insights into social anxieties.--Provided by publisher
Content:
Situating the apocalypse, crime and problem of social order -- Law and disorder in the post-apocalyptic landscape: social breakdown, sovereign power and the state of emergency -- Dangerous others: 'race' and crime after the apocalypse -- Crime, disaster and the crisis of the gender order -- The utopian Apocalypse: crime, justice and redemption
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781137509086
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781137509079
Additional Edition:
Digitalisierte Ausg. Yar, Majid: Crime and the ... 10.1057/9781137509079.0001
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Literatur
;
Film
;
Anti-Utopie
;
Weltuntergang
;
Verbrechen
;
Gesellschaft
;
Visuelle Vorstellung
;
Weltuntergang
;
Verbrechen
;
Massenkultur
;
Literatur
DOI:
10.1057/9781137509079.0001
