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Embodying contagion : the viropolitics of horror and desire in contemporary discourse /
Contemporary contagion narratives can tell us a lot about how a society will respond in a crisis. Embodying Contagion helps us understand these narratives, exploring how we can make more ethical decisions in today's networked world.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Cardiff] :
University of Wales Press,
2021.
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| Colección: | Horror studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface Priscilla Wald
- Embodying the Fantasies and Realities of Contagion Megen de Bruin-Molé and Sara Polak
- Part One: Epidemic Fantasies in Reality
- 1. The Krokodil Drug Menace, Cross-Genre Body Horror and the Zombie Apocalypse
- 2. 'Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic' and the Ebola Scare How the CDC's Use of Zombie Pop Culture Helped Fan a Nationalist Outbreak Narrative
- 3. The Zika Virus, Ebola Contagion Narratives and US Obsessions with Securitising Neglected Infectious Diseases
- 4. An Affectionate Epidemic How Disability Goes Viral on Social Media
- 5. 'Fatties Cause Global Warming' The Strange Entanglement of Obesity and Climate Change
- Part Two: Epidemic Realities in Fantasy
- 6. 'Time is of the Essence, Doctor' Twenty-First-Century (Post- )Apocalyptic Fiction, White Fatherhood and Anti-Intellectual Tendencies in FX's The Strain
- 7. Killable Hordes, Chronic Others and 'Mindful' Consumers Rehabilitating the Zombie in Twenty-First-Century Popular Culture
- 8. Networks, Desire and Risk Management in Gay Contagion Fiction
- 9. 'This Long Disease, My Life' AIDS Activism and Contagious Bodies in Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart and The Destiny of Me
- 10. The Epidemic of History Contagion of the Past in the Era of the Never-Ending Present
- Notes
- Epilogue
- 'Contagion Contagion' Viral Metaphors, Lockdown and Suffering Economies in the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Bibliography