Eco-Theory and Annihilation - Dr Evan Gottlieb

Eco-Theory and Annihilation

Buch | Hardcover
208 Seiten
2025
Bloomsbury Academic USA (Verlag)
978-1-5013-7662-7 (ISBN)
68,55 inkl. MwSt
Eco-theory and Annihilation is part of the Film Theory in Practice series, which blends the explanation of a film theory with the interpretation of a film and provides discrete examples of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis. This book offers a concise introduction to eco-theory in jargon-free language and shows how this theory can be deployed to interpret Alex Garland's controversial film adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer's hit novel Annihilation.

Eco-theory is one of the most exciting and timely offshoots of contemporary critical theory, but it is too frequently treated as only a recent development. Covering historical developments in nature philosophy, geology, and organic chemistry, as well as contemporary critical methodologies like systems theory and new materialism, Eco-Theory and Annihilation introduces readers to the full extent of eco-theory’s lively variations, as well as investigates the complications that arise when those variations are mediated by the generic expectations of filmic science fiction. This book illuminates the deep history of eco-theory, maps its contemporary coordinates, and demonstrates how it can shed light on Garland’s provocative eco-sci-fi thriller.

Evan Gottlieb is Professor of English in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at Oregon State University, USA. He is the author of five books, most recently Engagements with Contemporary Literary and Critical Theory (2020) and Romantic Realities: Speculative Realism and British Romanticism (2018).

Acknowledgements

Introduction
1. Eco-Theory
2. Eco-Theory and Annihilation
Conclusion

Further Reading
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 24.4.2025
Reihe/Serie Film Theory in Practice
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Film / TV
Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Medienwissenschaft
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10 1-5013-7662-4 / 1501376624
ISBN-13 978-1-5013-7662-7 / 9781501376627
Zustand Neuware
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