Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Post-Apocalyptic TV and Film
- ISBN-10
- 1137493313
- ISBN-13
- 9781137493316
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 183
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-10-07
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- Barbara Gurr
Description
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.
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