Race, gender, and sexuality in post-apocalyptic TV and film /

"This multidisciplinary collection examines post-apocalyptic TV and film for the ways in which these narratives reveal, reproduce, and occasionally resist twenty-first century anxieties and desires around race, gender, and sexuality. Contributors consider the complex interplay between popular c...

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Other Authors:	Gurr, Barbara Anne (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects:	Apocalyptic television programs > History and criticism. Apocalyptic films > History and criticism. Sex role on television. Sex role in motion pictures. Race in motion pictures. Race on television. Television programs > Social aspects. Motion pictures > Social aspects.

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Summary:	"This multidisciplinary collection examines post-apocalyptic TV and film for the ways in which these narratives reveal, reproduce, and occasionally resist twenty-first century anxieties and desires around race, gender, and sexuality. Contributors consider the complex interplay between popular culture, social fears and desires, hope and horror through readings of the post-apocalypse in The Walking Dead, True Blood, Falling Skies, Resident Evil, and others"--
Physical Description:	x, 183 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781137501509 (hardback) 1137501502 (hardback)