Hoarders, Doomsday Preppers, and the Culture of Apocalypse [electronic resource] /
Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey.author.
The culture of twenty-first century America revolves around narcissistic death, violence, and visions of doom. Foster explores this culture of the apocalypse, from hoarding and gluttony to visions of the post-apocalyptic world.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 1 Disposable Bodies; 2 Bunker Mentality; 3 Buy Before You Die; 4 Embracing the Apocalypse; 5 The End of the Future; Works Cited; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The culture of twenty-first century America revolves around narcissistic death, violence, and visions of doom. Foster explores this culture of the apocalypse, from hoarding and gluttony to visions of the post-apocalyptic world.
Hoarders (Television program)
Doomsday preppers (Television program)
Communication.
Crime-Sociological aspects.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Civilization-History.
Cultural studies.
Media Studies.
Crime and Society.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Cultural History.
Cultural Studies.