Blast, Corrupt, Dismantle, Erase
Contemporary North American Dystopian Literature
Wilfrid Laurier University Press · Print & ebook · May 22, 2014
In Blast, Corrupt, Dismantle, Erase, twenty-five contributors investigate how dystopian fiction reflects twenty-first century reality, using diverse critical methodologies to examine how North America is portrayed in a perceived age of crisis, accelerated uncertainty, and political volatility.
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- Who it’s for
- Essays examine how North American dystopian fiction reflects political uncertainty between 1994 and 2011.
- Genres
- 21st Century Literature, Politics in Literature, Nature in Literature
- Published
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press, May 22, 2014
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Drawing from contemporary novels such as Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, and the work of Margaret Atwood, William Gibson, and many others, this book examines dystopian literature produced by North American authors between the signing of NAFTA (1994) and the tenth anniversary of 9/11 (2011). As the texts illustrate, awareness of and deep concern about perceived vulnerabilities―ends of water, oil, food, capitalism, empires, stable climates, ways of life, non-human species, and entire human civilizations―have become central to public discourse over the same period. By asking questions like “What are the distinctive qualities of post-NAFTA North American dystopian literature?” and “What does this literature reflect about the tensions and contradictions of the inchoate continental community of North America?” Blast, Corrupt, Dismantle, Erase resituates dystopian writing within a particular geo-social setting and introduces a productive means to understand both North American dystopian writing and its relevant engagements with a restricted, mapped reality.
Post-NAFTA Dystopia
Essays examine how North American dystopian fiction reflects political uncertainty between 1994 and 2011.
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- Critical readings of North American dystopian fiction
Expect
- A continental frame for dystopian writing spanning 1994 to 2011
Where it sits
| 21st Century Literature | 55% |
|---|---|
| Politics in Literature | 49% |
| Nature in Literature | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
- American Lit Crit
- Books & Reading
- Authors
- Brett Josef Grubisic, Gisèle M. Baxter, Tara Lee
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Published
- May 22, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic