Stephen king and American politics / Michael J. Blouin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blouin, Michael J., author.

Series:

Horror Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and literature--United States.

Politics and literature.

Politics in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff, England : University of Wales Press, [2021]

Summary:

Stephen King and American Politics examines the complicated political character of King's fiction. From the 1960s to Donald Trump, these works force us question how America got into its current political crisis - and where it might go from here.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Dedication

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

1. Prelude: The (Im)possible Politics of Stephen King's Fiction

2. The Bachman Books and America's Death Drive

3. King's Cars and the Grinding Gears of Post-Fordism

4. Firestarter

or, the Smelting of a Neo-liberal Subject

5. IT, Individualism, and the Idea of Community

6. Interlude: The Langoliers and the Political Event

7. Human Capital in Rose Madder

8. Under the Dome and the Deteriorating Demos

9. The Outsider and the Shifting Shapes of Trumpism

10. Postlude: Revolutions of The Stand

Notes

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781786836489

1786836483

OCLC:

1231606849