Dystopian Emotions: Emotional Landscapes and Dark Futures

Jordan McKenzie, Roger Patulny (Editor)

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Abstract

As nations reel from the effects of poverty, inequality, climate change and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels as though the world has entered a period characterized by pessimism, cynicism and anxiety.

This edited collection challenges individualized understandings of emotion, revealing how they relate to cultural, economic and political realities in difficult times.

Combining numerous empirical studies and theoretical developments from around the world, the diverse contributors explore how dystopian visions of the future influence, and are influenced by, the emotions of an anxious and precarious present.

This is an original investigation into the changing landscape of emotion in dark and uncertain times.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherBristol University Press
Number of pages198
ISBN (Electronic)9781529214550
ISBN (Print)9781529214543
Publication statusPublished - 13 Dec 2021

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