A feeling of wrongness : pessimistic rhetoric on the fringes of popular culture /
Joseph Packer and Ethan Stoneman.
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, (c)2018.
- 1 online resource (viii, 219 pages) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
"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?.
"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.
9780271083155 9780271083179
Pessimism--Case studies. Popular culture. Rhetoric.