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A dark California : essays on dystopian depictions in popular culture /

This collection of essays traces a central theme of darkness through literature, video games, music, television series and film. The contributors explore the interplay between positive stereotypes connected with the myth of the Golden State, the consequences of consumerism, transformations of the la...

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Other Authors:	Nowak-McNeice, Katarzyna, 1977- (Editor), Zarzycka, Agata (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Subjects:	California > In literature. Dystopias in literature. Popular culture > California. Place (Philosophy) in literature. Literature and society > California. Mass media > California > Psychological aspects.

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