{"title":"Dr Robert T. Tally Jr.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Robert T. Tally Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intersections of literature, culture, and theory with a distinct focus on critical and cultural studies. His works engage deeply with themes of place, space, and the uncanny, often within the framework of contemporary theory and philosophical inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect insightful analyses that challenge conventional narratives and open new pathways in understanding fiction and textuality. His writing is ideal for those interested in advancing their knowledge of literary criticism, cultural geography, and the complexities of modern storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-fiction-of-dread-by-dr-robert-t-tally-jr-9781501375842","title":"The Fiction of Dread","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA history and examination of dystopia and angst in popular culture that speaks to our current climate of dread.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the dawn of the 20th century, a wide-ranging utopianism dominated popular and intellectual cultures throughout Europe and America. However, in the aftermath of the World Wars, with such canonical examples as \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNineteen-Eighty-Four\u003c\/em\u003e, dystopia emerged as a dominant genre in literature and in social thought. The continuing presence and eventual dominance of dystopian themes in popular culture—e.g., dismal authoritarian future states, sinister global conspiracies, post-apocalyptic landscapes, a proliferation of horrific monsters, and end-of-the-world fantasies—have confirmed the degree to which the 21st is also a dystopian century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on literature as varied as H.G. Wells’s \u003cem\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/em\u003e, Neil Gaiman’s \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/em\u003e, and Suzanne Collins’s \u003cem\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/em\u003e, and on TV and film such as \u003cem\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Last of Us\u003c\/em\u003e, Robert T. Tally Jr. explores the landscape of angst created by the monstrous accumulation of dystopian material. \u003cem\u003eThe Fiction of Dread\u003c\/em\u003e provides an innovative reading of contemporary culture and offers an alternative vision for critical theory and practice at a moment when, as has been famously observed, it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599428075756,"sku":"9781501375842","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781501375842-the-fiction-of-dread.jpg?v=1777978082"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dr-robert-t-tally-jr.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}