The Warning Function of Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14210%2F19%3A00110646" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14210/19:00110646 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://msa.usv.ro/2019/08/28/warning-function-post-apocalyptic-science-fiction-katerina-houfkova/" target="_blank" >http://msa.usv.ro/2019/08/28/warning-function-post-apocalyptic-science-fiction-katerina-houfkova/</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3370149" target="_blank" >10.5281/zenodo.3370149</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Warning Function of Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
Original language description
In 1974, the board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists created the Doomsday clock, using the imagery of apocalypse (symbolised by midnight) and a nuclear explosion (countdown to zero) to demonstrate how close we are to destroying our civilization with dangerous technologies of our own making. The closer to midnight we are, the more danger we face. In 2019, according to the Doomsday Clock, it’s two minutes to midnight. Now, in the Anthropocene, the Age of the Human, we have a significant impact on ecosystems and the Earth. From the perspective of the early twenty-first century, the future of civilization looks grim due to an ecological, geopolitical and economic crisis. The aim of this study is to describe and analyse the contribution of dystopian and post-apocalyptic literature to this debate. Can the post-apocalyptic novels be used as mediums to warn and educate society about climate changes, ecological dangers, risks of technology or social issues? How does post-apocalyptic fiction help people to realize their position and impact in the epoch of the Anthropocene? How does fiction reflect the threats to humanity from the nineteenth century to the present? These are the questions discussed in the present study.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>ost</sub> - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60206 - Specific literatures
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Messages, sages and ages
ISSN
1844-8836
e-ISSN
2344-6269
Volume of the periodical
6
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
RO - ROMANIA
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
59-65
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