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Autore: |
Packer Joseph <1983->
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Titolo: |
A feeling of wrongness : pessimistic rhetoric on the fringes of popular culture / / Joseph Packer and Ethan Stoneman
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Pubblicazione: | University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2018] |
©2018 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (viii, 219 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina: | 809.93353 |
Soggetto topico: | Pessimism |
Popular culture | |
Rhetoric | |
Persona (resp. second.): | StonemanEthan |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | "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?. |
Sommario/riassunto: | "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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | A feeling of wrongness ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-271-08315-8 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910793252903321 |
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