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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459207703321

Autore

Paik Peter Yoonsuk

Titolo

From utopia to apocalypse [[electronic resource] ] : science fiction and the politics of catastrophe / / Peter Y. Paik

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2010

ISBN

1-4529-4607-8

0-8166-7341-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

809.3/8762

Soggetti

Science fiction - History and criticism

Utopias in literature

Apocalypse in literature

Politics in literature

Politics and literature - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : The god that succeeded -- Utopia achieved : the case of Watchmen -- The defense of necessity : on Jang Joon-Hwan's Save the green planet -- The saintly politics of catastrophe : Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind -- Between trauma and tragedy : from The matrix to V for vendetta.

Sommario/riassunto

""I read Peter Y. Paik's lucid, graceful, ruthless book in one single astonished sitting. I scarred it all over with arrows and exclamation points, so I can read it again as soon as possible."" -Bruce Sterling Revolutionary narratives in recent science fiction graphic novels and films compel audiences to reflect on the politics and societal ills of the day. Through character and story, science fiction brings theory to life, giving shape to the motivations behind the action as well as to the consequences they produce. In From Utopia to