An urgent volume of essays engages the Gothic to advance important
perspectives on our geological era What can the Gothic teach us
about our current geological era? More than just spooky, moonlit
castles and morbid graveyards, the Gothic represents a vibrant,
emergent perspective on the Anthropocene. In this volume, more than
a dozen scholars move beyond longstanding perspectives on the
Anthropocene-such as science fiction and apocalyptic narratives-to
show that the Gothic offers a unique (and dark) interpretation of
events like climate change, diminished ecosystems, and mass
extinction. Embracing pop cultural phenomena like True Detective,
Jaws, and Twin Peaks, as well as topics from the New Weird and
prehistoric shark fiction to ruin porn and the "monstroscene," Dark
Scenes from Damaged Earth demonstrates the continuing vitality of
the Gothic while opening important new paths of inquiry. These
essays map a genealogy of the Gothic while providing fresh
perspectives on the ongoing climate chaos, the North/South divide,
issues of racialization, dark ecology, questions surrounding
environmental justice, and much more. Contributors: Fred Botting,
Kingston U; Timothy Clark, U of Durham; Rebecca Duncan, Linnaeus U;
Michael Fuchs, U of Oldenburg, Germany; Esthie Hugo, U of Warwick;
Dawn Keetley, Lehigh U; Laura R. Kremmel, South Dakota School of
Mines and Technology; Timothy Morton, Rice U; Barry Murnane, U of
Oxford; Jennifer Schell, U of Alaska Fairbanks; Lisa M. Vetere,
Monmouth U; Sara Wasson, Lancaster U; Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock,
Central Michigan U.
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