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Systems from Hell : Problem Definition and the Literary Portrayal of Failure in Our Public Policy and Social Institutions.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rochefort, David A.
- Series:
- SUNY Series in New Political Science Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American fiction--21st century--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- Literature and society--United States--History--21st century.
- Literature and society.
- Social problems in literature.
- Social problems--United States.
- Social problems.
- Genre:
- Literary criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- Examines how contemporary novels document and define social problems using a variety of narrative techniques to focus attention on systemic failure.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Telling the Story of Systemic Failure
- Plan of the Book
- Part I: Theoretical Considerations
- Chapter 1 The System as Panacea, Uncertain Promise, and Scourge
- The System: Properties and Functioning
- The System as Panacea
- The System as Uncertain Promise
- The System as Scourge
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2 Narrative and Its Political Uses
- Narrative: A Primer
- Political Narrative
- Political Fiction
- The Social Problem Novel
- The Framework of Problem Definition and Its Application
- Part II: Four Social Problem Novels
- Chapter 3 Health Care, But at What Cost?
- Issue Background
- So Much for That (2010)
- Illness, the Unplanned Journey
- Victims and Villains
- A Tutorial in Systemic Criticism
- Chapter 4 Falling into the Cracks of Our Mental Health (Non)System
- 72 Hour Hold (2005)
- A State of Constant Crisis
- No One to Blame for Mental Illness
- Race and Mental Illness
- A Broken System
- The Flight to Utopia
- Chapter 5 How Deep the Despair of Life in the Precariat
- The Night Always Comes (2021)
- A Cast of Damaged Characters
- Grasping After the Elusive American Dream
- The Nightmarish Search for a Solution
- A Nebulous but Totalistic System
- A Bitter Mom and the Unfair Society She Lives In
- Chapter 6 Justice Denied
- The Man Who Lived Underground (2021)
- Two Plots, Two Protagonists, One Overarching Theme
- The "Unbearable" Scene
- Wright's Evolving Political Compass
- Part III: Conclusion
- Chapter 7 Empathic Policy Argument, Agenda Setting, and the Culture Wars
- On the Construction of "Empathic Policy Argument"
- How Novels Can Influence Politics and Policymaking
- The Multiple Streams Approach.
- Applying the Multiple Streams Approach to Two Classic Novels
- Contemporary Social Problem Novels and the "National Mood"
- Social Problem Novels and Book Banning
- Systemic Reform: Adjustment Versus Transformation
- Appendix A: A Partial Listing of Social Problem Novels since 2000
- Climate Change
- Environment
- Feminism, Women's Rights
- Health and Mental Health Care
- Homelessness
- Immigration
- Political Dysfunction and Extremism
- Poverty, Inequality, Late-Stage Capitalism
- Racial Inequality and Injustice
- School Shootings
- Technology
- Terrorism
- War
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9798855800265
- OCLC:
- 1468527193
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