Going viral : zombies, viruses, and the end of the world /
"In Going Viral, Dahlia Schweitzer probes outbreak narratives in film, television, and a variety of other media, putting them in conversation with rhetoric from government authorities and news organizations that have capitalized on public fears about our changing world. She identifies three dis...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick :
Rutgers University Press,
2018
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "In Going Viral, Dahlia Schweitzer probes outbreak narratives in film, television, and a variety of other media, putting them in conversation with rhetoric from government authorities and news organizations that have capitalized on public fears about our changing world. She identifies three distinct types of outbreak narrative, each corresponding to a specific contemporary anxiety: globalization, terrorism, and the end of civilization. Schweitzer considers how these fears, stoked by both fictional outbreak narratives and official sources, have influenced the ways Americans relate to their neighbors, perceive foreigners, and regard social institutions"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813593180 0813593182 9780813593166 0813593166 0813593158 9780813593159 9780813593142 081359314X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
