Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Post-Apocalyptic TV and Film [Hardcover]

This book offers analyses of the roles of race, gender, and sexuality in the post-apocalyptic visions of early twenty-first century film and television shows. Contributors examine the production, reproduction, and re-imagination of some of our most deeply held human ideals through sociological, anthropological, historical, and feminist approaches.                                                                                                               

Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Post-Apocalyptic TV and Film brings forth a substantial collection of scholars who delve into the social construction of gender and race in fantasy, science fiction and apocalyptic stories. Gurr has put together a collection rooted in cultural production and an examination of the intersectionality present in these worlds. This outstanding text will surely be enjoyed by students and fans alike. - Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, Professor and Chair, Sociology, Valencia College, USA

Pop culture is filled with vampires and zombies, undead hipsters, and dubiously alive suburbanites. For this much-needed collection, Gurr has assembled a stellar set of thoughtful and provocative essays on the politics of post-apocalyptic culture. Ranging from the gender-queer possibilities of Battlestar Gallactica and True Blood to the troubling race, class, and gender politics of The Hunger Games and The Walking Dead, these critics range wide and deep through film and television imalóA