[Comicsstudiessociety] TAKEN! Review from IJOCA: Apocalyptic Ecology in the Graphic Novel (OPEN WORLDWIDE)

[Mike Rhode]

Wow, that was fast. I'll have 3 physical books to offer later today as
well, and they'll only be for the USA.

Mike

On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 1:23 PM Mike Rhode <mrhode at gmail.com> wrote:

> Open to the first person to respond. Deadline for print edition is May
> 2020. Must be able to open a password protected PDF file (tha't's probably
> everyone).
>
> Mike Rhode
>
>
> https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/apocalyptic-ecology-in-the-graphic-novel/
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> Apocalyptic Ecology in the Graphic Novel
>
> Life and the Environment After Societal Collapse
> *Clint Jones*
> Format: softcover (6 x 9)
> Pages: 189
> Bibliographic Info: notes, bibliography, index
> Copyright Date: 2020
> pISBN: 978-1-4766-6856-7
> eISBN: 978-1-4766-3970-3
> Imprint: McFarland
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> $39.95
>
> SKU: 9781476668567 Categories: Comics, Environment, Genre, Horror,
> Literature, Science & Technology, SF & Fantasy, YA & Children's, Zombies
> Tags: apocalypse, dystopian SF, Snowpiercer, The Walking Dead, Y: The Last
> Man
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> As awareness of climate change grows, so do the number of cultural
> depictions of environmental disaster. Graphic novels have reliably produced
> dramatizations of such disasters. Many use themes of dystopian hopefulness,
> or the enjoyment readers experience from seeing society prevail in times of
> apocalypse.
> This book argues that these generally inspirational narratives contribute
> to a societal apathy for real-life environmental degradation.
> By examining the narratives and art of the environmental apocalypse in
> contemporary graphic novels, the author stands against dystopian hope,
> arguing that the ways in which we experience depictions of apocalypse shape
> how we respond to real crises.
>
> *Clint Jones*, PhD, University of Kentucky, is a social and political
> philosopher. His books include *A Genealogy of Social Violence,
> Environmental Reflections on Post-Capitalist Society*, and *Stranger,
> Creature, Thing, Other *. He currently lives in Plover, Wisconsin.
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>
> Table of Contents
> ▼
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> Acknowledgments ix
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> Preface 1
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> 1. Whither Dystopia? Why Apocalypse? 9
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> 2. Dysto-Apocalyptic Hope and the Imagination 31
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> 3. Pathogenic Shaped Futures, Part I: Annihilation and The Walking Dead 49
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> 4. Pathogenic Shaped Futures, Part II: Reduction and Y: The Last Man 75
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> 5. Post-Human Life in a ­Post-Nuclear Age in Snowpiercer and Sweet Tooth
> 101
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> 6. The Massive and Life on a Warming Planet 127
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> 7. Environmental Theory in an Apocalyptic Age 143
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> Chapter Notes 157
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> Bibliography 173
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> Index 177
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