{"product_id":"beginning-after-the-end-katrin-isabel-schmitt","title":"Beginning after the End (Katrin Isabel Schmitt)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThis book examines contemporary North American post-apocalyptic novels, proposing that post-apocalyptic literature is a form of trauma literature. The study identifies characteristic elements of the post-apocalyptic genre, focusing particularly on themes of trauma and narrative. The corpus includes Margaret Atwood's \u003ci\u003eMaddAddam\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, Cormac McCarthy's \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e, Colson Whitehead's \u003ci\u003eZone One\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter Heller's \u003ci\u003eThe Dog Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, Nick Cole's \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e, Edan Lepucki's \u003ci\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/i\u003e, and Emily St. John Mandel's \u003ci\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThe author develops a three-phase model of the post-apocalypse characterized by 1. Catastrophe; 2. Destruction; and 3. New Beginnings. The first phase examines the apocalyptic catastrophe as the catalyst for all-encompassing change. The second phase explores the post-apocalyptic world as a liminal space of radical transformation. The third phase analyzes depictions of potential new beginnings, where political, societal, and bioethical questions and values are renegotiated. Using this model, the study demonstrates that the phases of the post-apocalypse are closely intertwined with negotiations of trauma. The first phase represents a traumatic upheaval, the second phase portrays traumatized conditions, and the third phase presents potentially post-traumatic new beginnings.\u003cbr\u003eIn summary, this book provides a genre study that systematically establishes and analyzes the characteristics and variations in contemporary North American post-apocalyptic literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                \u003cbr\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                \u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction      1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                \u003cbr\u003e2. Theorizing the Post-Apocalypse      9\u003cbr\u003e2.1. Post-Apocalyptic Fiction: An Overview      9\u003cbr\u003e2.1.1. Apocalypse through the Ages    10\u003cbr\u003e2.1.1.1. Biblical Beginnings    10\u003cbr\u003e2.1.1.2. Secularization    14\u003cbr\u003e2.1.1.3. Contemporary Apocalypses    18\u003cbr\u003e2.1.2. Framing Post-Apocalypse    22\u003cbr\u003e2.1.3. Approaching Genre    24\u003cbr\u003e2.2. Trauma and Narrative in Post-Apocalyptic Fiction    27\u003cbr\u003e2.2.1. Trauma Models    28\u003cbr\u003e2.2.2. Trauma and Narrative    34\u003cbr\u003e2.2.3. Trauma in the Three-Phase Model of the Post-Apocalypse    36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                \u003cbr\u003e3. Worlds Falling Apart: The Apocalyptic Moment    39\u003cbr\u003e3.1. Types of Catastrophes    40\u003cbr\u003e3.1.1. Pandemic    42\u003cbr\u003e3.1.2. Zombies    45\u003cbr\u003e3.1.3. Systemic Collapse    48\u003cbr\u003e3.1.4. Nuclear Destruction    50\u003cbr\u003e3.1.5. Elusive Catastrophe    52\u003cbr\u003e3.2. Facing the End    54\u003cbr\u003e3.2.1. Pre-Apocalyptic Worlds    55\u003cbr\u003e3.2.2. Reacting to the Apocalypse    59\u003cbr\u003e3.2.3. Media Perspectives    62\u003cbr\u003e3.3. Narrating the Apocalypse    66\u003cbr\u003e3.3.1. Structure and Literary Style    66\u003cbr\u003e3.3.2. Narrative Perspectives    70\u003cbr\u003e3.3.3. Intertextuality and Metafiction    72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                \u003cbr\u003e4. Negotiating the Shattered Present: Surviving in the Post-Apocalyptic World    77\u003cbr\u003e4.1. Ruins and Remains    78\u003cbr\u003e4.1.1. Collapsed Pre-Apocalyptic Modernity    79\u003cbr\u003e4.1.2. Disrupted Space and Time    84\u003cbr\u003e4.1.3. Flourishing Nature    89\u003cbr\u003e4.2. Survival and Survivors    93\u003cbr\u003e4.2.1. Survivor Figures    94\u003cbr\u003e4.2.2. Roaming through Trauma  100\u003cbr\u003e4.2.3. Language and Identity  104\u003cbr\u003e4.3. Traces of the Past  109\u003cbr\u003e4.3.1. Dimensions of Memory  110\u003cbr\u003e4.3.2. Treasuring Objects  115\u003cbr\u003e4.3.3. Documenting History  120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                \u003cbr\u003e5. Rearranging Fragments: Post-Apocalyptic Beginnings  127\u003cbr\u003e5.1. Rebuilding Society  127\u003cbr\u003e5.1.1. Foundations of Post-Apocalyptic Communities  128\u003cbr\u003e5.1.2. Opposing an Other  134\u003cbr\u003e5.1.3. Political Institutions  139\u003cbr\u003e5.2. Shaping New Beginnings  143\u003cbr\u003e5.2.1. Next Generations  143\u003cbr\u003e5.2.2. Preserving and Creating Art  148\u003cbr\u003e5.2.3. Finding Coping Mechanisms  154\u003cbr\u003e5.3. (Re)Building Frameworks  157\u003cbr\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 202 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63609965412701,"sku":"K098254964","price":29.6,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/240457-9825496400001A.jpg?v=1771981404","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/beginning-after-the-end-katrin-isabel-schmitt","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}