{"product_id":"9781472567642","title":"Nerd Ecology: Defending the Earth with Unpopular Culture","description":"Drawing on a wide range of examples from literature, comics, film, television and digital media, \u003ci\u003eNerd Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e is the first substantial ecocritical study of nerd culture's engagement with environmental issues. Exploring such works as \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, Tolkien's \u003ci\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix, \u003c\/i\u003e Joss Whedon's \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFirefly\u003c\/i\u003e, the fiction of Thomas Pynchon, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games, \u003c\/i\u003eand superhero comics such as \u003ci\u003eGreen Lantern\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eX-Men\u003c\/i\u003e, Anthony Lioi maps out the development of nerd culture and its intersections with the most fundamental ecocritical themes. In this way Lioi finds in the narratives of unpopular culture - narratives in which marginalised individuals and communities unite to save the planet - the building blocks of a new environmental politics in tune with the concerns of contemporary ecocritical theory and practice.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157916696816,"sku":"9781472567642","price":73.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472567642_p0.jpg?v=1763598419","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472567642","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}