Epidemic Films to Die For: A Chronicle of the Covid-19 Plague Years (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798765108529)

Epidemic cinema remains an enduring genre of contemporary film, ranging from medical dramas to post-apocalyptic thrillers. Using a vast filmography, Zaniello not only details the incredible variety of epidemics and their role in popular culture, but also demonstrates how epidemics, as a rule, have been confronted without proper preparation or deployment of resources in different forms of media. Therefore, Epidemic Films to Die Foris the first and the only book that extensively analyzes the history and deployment of films and TV series towards a chronicle of epidemic films. In addition to providing an overview of how widespread disease and illness have been historically depicted via film and media, this book skillfully contextualizes the contemporary ongoing moment in which filmmakers and producers grapple with the cultural imaginary surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author: Tom Zaniello
ISBN-13: 9798765108529
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2024
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.21lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d