From utopia to apocalypse : science fiction and the politics of catastrophe / Peter Y. Paik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paik, Peter Yoonsuk.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science fiction--History and criticism.

Science fiction.

Utopias in literature.

Apocalypse in literature.

Politics in literature.

Politics and literature--History--20th century.

Politics and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""I read Peter Y. Paik's lucid, graceful, ruthless book in one single astonished sitting. I scarred it all over with arrows and exclamation points, so I can read it again as soon as possible."" -Bruce Sterling Revolutionary narratives in recent science fiction graphic novels and films compel audiences to reflect on the politics and societal ills of the day. Through character and story, science fiction brings theory to life, giving shape to the motivations behind the action as well as to the consequences they produce. In From Utopia to

Contents:

Introduction : The god that succeeded

Utopia achieved : the case of Watchmen

The defense of necessity : on Jang Joon-Hwan's Save the green planet

The saintly politics of catastrophe : Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind

Between trauma and tragedy : from The matrix to V for vendetta.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4529-4607-8

0-8166-7341-1

OCLC:

646816262