Jeremiah Morelock

Pandemics, Authoritarian Populism, and Science Fiction (eBook, PDF)

Medicine, Military, and Morality in American Film

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on I Am Legend and Day of the Dead, this book addresses the social origins of the recent surge in authoritarian and populist social movements, exploring how themes of tribalism, confidence in medical science, and confidence in military violence are reflected in elements of contemporary authoritarian populism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000353679
• Artikelnr.: 60995804

Autorenporträt

Jeremiah Morelock is an instructor of sociology at Boston College, USA, and the Director of the Critical Theory Research Network. He is the editor of Critical Theory and Authoritarian Populism and How to Critique Authoritarian Populism: Methodologies of the Frankfurt School.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART 1 1. Politics and pandemics intertwined 2. Science,
medicine, and society from the "Golden Ages" to 2020 3. Diseased Others
films PART 2 4. Case study I: I Am Legend 5. Case study II: Day of the Dead
Conclusion