The sky is falling! : the unexpected politics of Hollywood's superheroes and zombies
Biskind, Peter2019
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Are Batman and 24's Jack Bauer heroic loners defending our way of life - or right-wing vigilantes attacking it? Is Avatar just a National Geographic version of Star Wars or a passionate assault on capitalism? And what about Game of Thrones - sword and sorcery fantasy, or lesson in mainstream politics? Bestselling cultural critic Peter Biskind takes us on a dizzying ride across two decades of pop culture to show how the TV and movies we love have taught us to love political extremism. Welcome to a darkly pessimistic, apocalyptic world where winter has come, the dead are walking, and ultra violence, revenge and torture are all in a day's work. Welcome to the new normal.
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Author:
Biskind, Peter, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2019.
Collation:
252 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
"An Allen Lane book"--Back cover.Originally published: U.S.: The New Press, 2018.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241373873 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1196319
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