Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster [electronic resource] : Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order /
Yar, M.author.
This study explores the 'imaginary of disaster' that appears in popular fictions about the apocalyptic breakdown of society. Focusing on representations of crime, law, violence, vengeance and justice, it argues that an exploration post-apocalyptic story-telling offer us valuable insights into social anxieties.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This study explores the 'imaginary of disaster' that appears in popular fictions about the apocalyptic breakdown of society. Focusing on representations of crime, law, violence, vengeance and justice, it argues that an exploration post-apocalyptic story-telling offer us valuable insights into social anxieties.
Situating the apocalypse, crime and problem of social order -- Law and disorder in the post-apocalyptic landscape: social breakdown, sovereign power and the state of emergency -- Dangerous others: 'race' and crime after the apocalypse -- Crime, disaster and the crisis of the gender order -- The utopian Apocalypse: crime, justice and redemption.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Culture.
Sociology.
Criminology.
Cultural studies.
Communication.
Crime and Society.
Sociology of Culture.
Sociology, general.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Cultural Studies.
Media Studies.