Toxic cultures : a companion / edited by Simon Bacon.
| Other author | Bacon, Simon, 1965- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, 2022. |
| Description | viii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Genre fiction and film companions, 2631-8725 Genre fiction and film companions ; 8. ^A1421964 |
| Abstract | "Toxic Cultures: A Companion provides a timely and original examination of the toxicity that seems to be informing all areas of popular culture and society. Consisting of 29 original essays by experts in their fields this collection offers something of a guide to how areas of toxicity often overlap and/or inform other ones creating a reactionary environment that appears to have become central to the experience of living in the twenty-first century. Covering topics as diverse as Fake News, Environmental Denialism, Toxic Nostalgia, Deep Fakes, Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and Cancel Culture as represented in popular media from Get Out (Peele: 2018) to the Pussy Hat Movement and Star Wars to the UK Government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic this Companion unravels the often purposely entangled narratives that are used to fuel much cultural and political populism. More importantly Toxic Cultures is an important intervention into the conversations occurring around extreme partisanship and cultural divisions on where we might be heading and whether we can make it considerably less dystopian than it currently promises to be"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Toxic cultures Oxford : New York : Peter Lang, 2021 9781789979541 |
| LCCN | 2021017993 |
| ISBN | 9781789979534 |
| ISBN | 1789979536 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (mobi) |