Going Viral
Dahlia Schweitzer · 2018
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About the book
"In Going Viral, Dahlia Schweitzer probes outbreak narratives in film, television, and a variety of other media, putting them in conversation with rhetoric from government authorities and news organizations that have capitalized on public fears about our changing world. She identifies three distinct types of outbreak narrative, each corresponding to a specific contemporary anxiety: globalization, terrorism, and the end of civilization. Schweitzer considers how these fears, stoked by both fictional outbreak narratives and official sources, have influenced the ways Americans relate to their neighbors, perceive foreigners, and regard social institutions"--
Book details
- Year
- 2018
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Editions
- 5
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 9780813593142
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