Pandemics, Authoritarian Populism, and Science Fiction: Medicine, Military, and Morality in American Film

ISBN-13: 9780367435103 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 140 str.

Jeremiah Morelock

Opis

Focusing on I Am Legend and Day of the Dead, this book addresses the social origins of the recent surge in authoritarian and populist social movements, exploring how themes of tribalism, confidence in medical science, and confidence in military violence are reflected in elements of contemporary authoritarian populism.

Spis treści

Introduction  PART 1  1. Politics and pandemics intertwined  2. Science, medicine, and society from the “Golden Ages” to 2020  3. Diseased Others films  PART 2  4. Case study I: I Am Legend  5. Case study II: Day of the Dead  Conclusion

O autorze

Jeremiah Morelock is an instructor of sociology at Boston College, USA, and the Director of the Critical Theory Research Network. He is the editor of Critical Theory and Authoritarian Populism and How to Critique Authoritarian Populism: Methodologies of the Frankfurt School.