Apocalypse in Australian fiction and film : a critical study / Roslyn Weaver.
language: en
creator: Weaver, Roslyn, 1979-
call number: PR9612.5 .W43 2011
extent: x, 230 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
format: Book
publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
subject: Australian fiction—20th century—History and criticism
subject: Australian fiction—21st century—History and criticism
subject: Motion pictures—Australia—History
spatial: Australia
contents: An apocalyptic map: new worlds and the colonization of Australia
contents: The shield of distance: apocalypse in Australian literature after 1945
contents: An apocalyptic landscape: the Mad Max films
contents: Children of the apocalypse: Australian children's literature
contents: (Re)writing the end of the world: apocalypse, race, and indigenous literature
contents: The end of the human: apocalypse, cyberpunk and the Parrish Plessis novels.
author: Weaver, Roslyn, 1979-
created: 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
date: 2011
abstract: "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.
location: Firestone Library PR9612.5 .W43 2011