Who Would You Kill to Save the World? examines how postapocalyptic
cinema uses images from the past and present to depict what it
means to preserve the world—and who is left out of the narrative
of rebuilding society. Claire Colebrook redefines “the world”
as affluent Western society and “saving the world” as
preventing us from becoming the othered them who are viewed in
their suffering. Colebrook further examines how the use of
postapocalyptic cinema is a humanist—Western, capitalist,
colonizing, white, heteronormative, and individualist—creation
and challenges the notion that a world built on foundations of
exploitation is worth saving. Colebrook combines postapocalyptic
fiction, concern over the global climate crisis, colonialism, and
anti-Blackness to explain how contemporary postapocalypse
blockbusters circulate ideas of whiteness and the right of the
privileged to rebuild the world. Who Would You Kill to Save the
World? is a provocative addition to the field of extinction studies
and challenges the conceptual frames we use to define ourselves.
General
Imprint: |
University of Nebraska Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Provocations |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Claire Colebrook
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
180 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4962-3498-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4962-3498-7 |
Barcode: |
9781496234988 |
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