{"product_id":"apocalypse-tv-michael-g-cornelius-9781476678757","title":"Apocalypse TV: Essays on Society and Self at the End of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e The end of the world may be upon us, but it certainly is taking its sweet time playing out. The walkers on \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e have been \"walking\" for nearly a decade. There are now dozens of apocalyptic television shows and we use the \"end times\" to describe everything from domestic politics and international conflict, to the weather and our views of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection of new essays asks what it means to live in a world inundated with representations of the apocalypse. Focusing on such series as \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead, The Strain, Battlestar Galactica, Doomsday Preppers, Westworld, The Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, they explore how the serialization of the end of the world allows for a closer examination of the disintegration of humanity--while it happens. Do these shows prepare us for what is to come? Do they spur us to action? Might they even be causing the apocalypse?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael G. Cornelius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476678758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476678757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Michael G. Cornelius","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065860026623,"sku":"9781476678757","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43b64223-6355-4b53-856d-3a2921085ba8.jpg?v=1685403918","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/apocalypse-tv-michael-g-cornelius-9781476678757","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}