A feeling of wrongness : pessimistic rhetoric on the fringes of popular culture /

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"Examines case studies of popular culture as pessimistic rhetorical artifacts, and how non-traditional modes of argumentation can work rhetorically to overcome biases against pessimistic messaging"--Provided by publisher

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Packer, Joseph, 1983- (Author), Stoneman, Ethan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Pessimism > Case studies.
Popular culture.
Rhetoric.
Popular Culture
Pessimisme > Études de cas.
Culture populaire.
Rhétorique.
popular culture.
rhetoric (discipline)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
Pessimism
Popular culture
Rhetoric
Case Reports
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Few defenders" : an introduction
  • "no, everything is not all right" : supernatural horror as pessimistic argument
  • "I'm bad at parties" : the philosophical pessimism of True detective
  • "Wubba lubba dub-dub!" : the tragicomic pessimism of Rick and Morty
  • "Finish her" : the interactive pessimism of Final fantasy VII
  • "All hope abandon" : transhumanism's hidden hellscape
  • Conclusion : pessimism never won any battles?

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