The future as catastrophe: imagining disaster in the modern age
Auteur :
Horn, Eva
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231188630
Date de publication :
18 sept. 2018
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Future as Catastrophe offers a novel critique of the fascination with disaster. Analyzing the catastrophic imaginary from its historical roots to the contemporary popularity of disaster fiction and end-of-the-world blockbusters, Eva Horn argues that apocalypse always haunts the modern idea of a future that can be anticipated and planned.