Going viral : zombies, viruses, and the end of the world / Dahlia Schweitzer.

By:

Schweitzer, Dahlia [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780813593180
0813593182
9780813593166
0813593166

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

P96.632

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Contents:

Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Outbreak Narrative; Chapter 2: The Globalization Outbreak; Chapter 3: The Terrorism Outbreak; Chapter 4: The Postapocalypse Outbreak; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; About the Author

Summary: "In Going Viral, Dahlia Schweitzer probes outbreak narratives in film, television, and a variety of other media, putting them in conversation with rhetoric from government authorities and news organizations that have capitalized on public fears about our changing world. She identifies three distinct types of outbreak narrative, each corresponding to a specific contemporary anxiety: globalization, terrorism, and the end of civilization. Schweitzer considers how these fears, stoked by both fictional outbreak narratives and official sources, have influenced the ways Americans relate to their neighbors, perceive foreigners, and regard social institutions"--

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"In Going Viral, Dahlia Schweitzer probes outbreak narratives in film, television, and a variety of other media, putting them in conversation with rhetoric from government authorities and news organizations that have capitalized on public fears about our changing world. She identifies three distinct types of outbreak narrative, each corresponding to a specific contemporary anxiety: globalization, terrorism, and the end of civilization. Schweitzer considers how these fears, stoked by both fictional outbreak narratives and official sources, have influenced the ways Americans relate to their neighbors, perceive foreigners, and regard social institutions"--

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