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Subject(s)

• Australian fiction—20th century—History and criticism [Browse]
• Australian fiction—21st century—History and criticism [Browse]
• Motion pictures—Australia—History [Browse]

Series

• Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 28. [More in this series]
• Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 28 [More in this series]

Summary note

"This volume explores the role of Australia in apocalyptic literature and film. Works and genres covered include Nevil Shute's popular novel On the Beach, Mad Max, children's literature, Indigenous writing, and cyberpunk. The text examines ways in which apocalypse undermines complacency, foretells environmental disasters, critiques colonization, and serves as a vehicle of protest for minority groups"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• An apocalyptic map: new worlds and the colonization of Australia
• The shield of distance: apocalypse in Australian literature after 1945
• An apocalyptic landscape: the Mad Max films
• Children of the apocalypse: Australian children's literature
• (Re)writing the end of the world: apocalypse, race, and indigenous literature
• The end of the human: apocalypse, cyberpunk and the Parrish Plessis novels.

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ISBN

• 9780786460519 (softcover : alk. paper)
• 0786460512 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2010050274

OCLC

664656881

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