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Six Concepts for the End of the World by Steve Beard (2019, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGoldsmiths, University London

ISBN-101912685094

ISBN-139781912685097

eBay Product ID (ePID)9050410907

Product Key Features

Book TitleSix concepts for the End of the World

Number of Pages190 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicScience Fiction & Fantasy, Future Studies, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Eschatology

GenreLiterary Criticism, Religion, Fiction, Social Science

AuthorSteve Beard

Book SeriesGoldsmiths Press / Unidentified Fictional Objects Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2018-278382

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal202.3

SynopsisA navigational aid to the apocalypse. Steve Beard's Six Concepts for the End of the World mixes scientific research with experimental fiction to produce a manual for the apocalypse. The author examines six disciplines-technology, sociology, geography, psychology, theology and narratology-and for each one creates a fictional scenario that both reflects and energizes the research, all under the guiding light of the philosopher Paul Virilio's theories. This approach allows Beard to create one surprising idea after another- Hollywood viewed as a research and development lab for the end times, a first-person account of a UFO abduction, a blog on the disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines flight 370, a voice-over for an imaginary film by a doomsday cult member. Highly original in both form and content, the book surprises and delights in its scope. The approach is multidisciplinary and multidirectional, and Beard's exploration ranges over many areas and themes, always bringing distinctive insights to bear. Six Concepts for the End of the World is an expertly guided tour through the author's imagination, and toward the end of the world., A navigational aid to the apocalypse. Steve Beard's Six Concepts for the End of the World mixes scientific research with experimental fiction to produce a manual for the apocalypse. The author examines six disciplines--technology, sociology, geography, psychology, theology and narratology--and for each one creates a fictional scenario that both reflects and energizes the research, all under the guiding light of the philosopher Paul Virilio's theories. This approach allows Beard to create one surprising idea after another: Hollywood viewed as a research and development lab for the end times, a first-person account of a UFO abduction, a blog on the disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines flight 370, a voice-over for an imaginary film by a doomsday cult member. Highly original in both form and content, the book surprises and delights in its scope. The approach is multidisciplinary and multidirectional, and Beard's exploration ranges over many areas and themes, always bringing distinctive insights to bear. Six Concepts for the End of the World is an expertly guided tour through the author's imagination, and toward the end of the world.

LC Classification NumberBL503