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The Post-Apocalyptic Novel in the Twenty-First Century
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, major Anglophone authors have flocked to a literary form once considered lowbrow 'genre fiction': the post-apocalyptic novel. Calling on her broad knowledge of the history of apocalyptic literature, Hicks examines the most influential post-apocalyptic novels written since the beginning of the new millennium, including works by Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell, Cormac McCarthy, Jeanette Winterson, Colson Whitehead, and Paolo Bacigalupi. Situating her careful readings in relationship to the scholarship of a wide range of historians, theorists, and literary critics, she argues that these texts use the post-apocalyptic form to reevaluate modernity in the context of the new century's political, economic, and ecological challenges. In the immediate wake of disaster, the characters in these novels desperately scavenge the scraps of the modern world. But what happens to modernity beyond these first moments of salvage? In a period when postmodernism no longer defines cultural production, Hicks convincingly demonstrates that these writers employ conventions of post-apocalyptic genre fiction to reengage with key features of modernity, from historical thinking and the institution of nationhood to rationality and the practices of literacy itself.
The Contemporary Post-Apocalyptic Novel
Author: Diletta De Cristofaro
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date: 2019-12-26
Traditional apocalyptic texts concern the advent of a better world at the end of history that will make sense of everything that happened before. But what is at stake in the contemporary shift to apocalyptic narratives in which the utopian end of time is removed? The Contemporary Post-Apocalyptic Novel offers an innovative critical model for our cultural obsession with 'the end' by focussing on the significance of time in the 21st-century post-apocalyptic novel and challenging traditional apocalyptic logic. Once confined to the genre of science fiction, the increasing popularity of end-of-the-world narratives has caused apocalyptic writing to feature in the work of some of contemporary literature's most well-known fiction writers. Considering novels by Will Self, Cormac McCarthy, David Mitchell, Emily St. John Mandel, Jeanette Winterson and others, Diletta De Cristofaro frames the contemporary apocalyptic imagination as a critique of modernity's apocalyptic conception of time and history. Interdisciplinary in scope, the book historicises apocalyptic beliefs by exploring how relentlessly they have shaped the modern world.
Post Apocalyptic Comics
Post-Apocalyptic Comics explores our fascination with dystopian societies and survival in the face of societal collapse, as portrayed in comics and graphic novels. The book examines how these narratives, often dismissed as mere entertainment, actually reflect our deepest cultural anxieties. Comics offer a unique lens through which to examine human resilience and the moral dilemmas that arise when civilization crumbles, providing a powerful commentary on our values and fears. One intriguing facet is the evolution of survival strategies depicted, ranging from lone wolf approaches to collaborative community building after catastrophic events. The study analyzes the representation of dystopian societies and the power structures they create. It also considers how these narratives function as cultural barometers, reflecting anxieties related to nuclear proliferation, environmental degradation, and global pandemics. Using a diverse range of comic books and graphic novels and balancing formal analysis with engaging writing, the book progresses from introducing core concepts to exploring survival strategies, dystopian representations, and the ethical quandaries faced by characters. Ultimately, the book aims to provide a deeper understanding of the cultural significance of post-apocalyptic comics and their relevance to contemporary issues.