{"product_id":"9781554589906","title":"Blast, Corrupt, Dismantle, Erase: Contemporary North American Dystopian Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e What do literary dystopias reflect about the times? In \u003ci\u003eBlast, Corrupt, Dismantle, Erase, \u003c\/i\u003econtributors address this amorphous but pervasive genre, using diverse critical methodologies to examine how North America is conveyed or portrayed in a perceived age of crisis, accelerated uncertainty, and political volatility. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Drawing from contemporary novels such as Cormac McCarthy’s \u003ci\u003eThe Road\u003c\/i\u003e, Neil Gaiman’s \u003ci\u003eAmerican Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, and the work of Margaret Atwood and William Gibson (to name a few), this book examines dystopian literature produced by North American authors between the signing of NAFTA (1994) and the tenth anniversary of 9\/11 (2011). As the texts illustrate, awareness of and deep concern about perceived vulnerabilities—ends of water, oil, food, capitalism, empires, stable climates, ways of life, non-human species, and entire human civilizations—have become central to public discourseover the same period. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e By asking questions such as “What are the distinctive qualities of post-NAFTA North American dystopian literature?” and “What does this literature reflect about the tensions and contradictions of the inchoate continental community of North America?” \u003ci\u003eBlast, Corrupt, Dismantle, Erase \u003c\/i\u003eserves to resituate dystopian writing within a particular geo-social setting and introduce a productive means to understand both North American dystopian writing and its relevant engagements with a restricted, mapped reality. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165442294000,"sku":"9781554589906","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781554589906_p0.jpg?v=1763753197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554589906","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}