{"product_id":"are-we-living-in-a-brian-a-shaer-9781476687292","title":"Are We Living in a Disaster Movie?: How Genre Conventions Predict the Plot of the Covid-19 Pandemic","description":"\u003cp\u003e Some periods of history contain so many compounded disasters they seem to be inspired by disaster movies. In the early 2020s, the Covid-19 pandemic upended the world and thrust populations into a state of uncertainty and fear--as seen in movies like \u003ci\u003eOutbreak, The Towering Inferno\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eArmageddon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Birthed from the author's original research on disaster movies, this book argues that the life cycle of Covid closely parallels various apocalyptic films, from the personas of the main players to the strike of the cataclysm itself. To view the Covid pandemic through the language of disaster movies, the book identifies those that mirror (predict!) each stage of the Covid pandemic, analyzing the similarities between the films and real-life events. A filmography of the featured disaster movies concludes the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian A. Shaer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476687293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476687292\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 08\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.60d","brand":"Brian A. Shaer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073697870079,"sku":"9781476687292","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bafc81a8-da86-4ef0-a643-5560431b94d2.jpg?v=1685449366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/are-we-living-in-a-brian-a-shaer-9781476687292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}