04086nam 2200781 450 991081403700332120230126222738.00-8135-9316-60-8135-9318-210.36019/9780813593180(CKB)4340000000262578(OCoLC)1014007372(MdBmJHUP)muse61480(MiAaPQ)EBC5333071(DE-B1597)526058(DE-B1597)9780813593180(Au-PeEL)EBL5333071(CaPaEBR)ebr11535845(EXLCZ)99434000000026257820180428d2018 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGoing viral zombies, viruses, and the end of the world /Dahlia SchweitzerNew Brunswick, New Jersey :Rutgers University Press,[2018]©20181 online resource0-8135-9315-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --Introduction --1. The Outbreak Narrative --2. The Globalization Outbreak --3. The Terrorism Outbreak --4. The Post apocalypse Outbreak --Conclusion --Acknowledgments --Notes --IndexOutbreak narratives have proliferated for the past quarter century, and now they have reached epidemic proportions. From 28 Days Later to 24 to The Walking Dead, movies, TV shows, and books are filled with zombie viruses, bioengineered plagues, and disease-ravaged bands of survivors. Even news reports indulge in thrilling scenarios about potential global pandemics like SARS and Ebola. Why have outbreak narratives infected our public discourse, and how have they affected the way Americans view the world? 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. Looking at everything from I Am Legend to The X Files to World War Z, this book examines how outbreak narratives both excite and horrify us, conjuring our nightmares while letting us indulge in fantasies about fighting infected Others. Going Viral thus raises provocative questions about the cost of public paranoia and the power brokers who profit from it. Supplemental Study Materials for "Going Viral": https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/going-viral-dahlia-schweitzer Dahlia Schweitzer- Going Viral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xF0V7WL9owEpidemics in mass mediaApocalypse in mass mediaMass mediaSocial aspectsUnited States24.28 days later.Ebola.I am Legend.SARS.World War Z.X FIles.anxiety.disease.globalism.outbreak.pandemic.plague.survivors.terrorism.viral.virus.walking dead.zombie.Epidemics in mass media.Apocalypse in mass media.Mass mediaSocial aspects791.43615SOC057000PER004030SOC052000bisacshSchweitzer Dahlia1613566MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814037003321Going viral3995179UNINA