02933nam 2200673Ia 450 991045920770332120200520144314.01-4529-4607-80-8166-7341-1(CKB)2670000000030315(EBL)548069(OCoLC)646816262(SSID)ssj0000418190(PQKBManifestationID)11281372(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418190(PQKBWorkID)10369324(PQKB)11335518(StDuBDS)EDZ0001177377(MiAaPQ)EBC548069(MdBmJHUP)muse29773(Au-PeEL)EBL548069(CaPaEBR)ebr10400729(CaONFJC)MIL523089(EXLCZ)99267000000003031520090424d2010 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrom utopia to apocalypse[electronic resource] science fiction and the politics of catastrophe /Peter Y. PaikMinneapolis University of Minnesota Press20101 online resource (220 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-5079-9 0-8166-5078-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.""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 Science fictionHistory and criticismUtopias in literatureApocalypse in literaturePolitics in literaturePolitics and literatureHistory20th centuryElectronic books.Science fictionHistory and criticism.Utopias in literature.Apocalypse in literature.Politics in literature.Politics and literatureHistory809.3/8762Paik Peter Yoonsuk1045560MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459207703321From utopia to apocalypse2471956UNINA