Schweitzer, Dahlia, <br/><br/>
Going viral :  zombies, viruses, and the end of the world / 
Dahlia Schweitzer. 
 - New Brunswick :  Rutgers University Press,  (c)2018. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> "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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813593180 9780813593166 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017057488 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Epidemics in mass media.<br/>Apocalypse in mass media.<br/>Mass media--Social aspects--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P96  / .G656 2018