1. Virocentric Documentary Narratives with Themes of 'Dark Biology'
- Author
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Adamczewska-Baranowska, Izabella, Płuciennik, Jarosław, and Uniwersytet Łódzki, Wydział Filologiczny, Instytut Kultury Współczesnej, Katedra Teorii Literatury
- Subjects
ecocriticism ,virocentric narratives ,nonfiction ,pandemic literature - Abstract
This paper discuses an eco-apocalyptic non-fiction, which can be described as dark biology (referring to dark fantasy, dark science-fiction or noir crime fiction). The analysis is focused on Richard Preston’s, David Quamenn’s, Karl Taro Freenfeld’s and Nathan Wolfe’s medical/scientific nonfiction and heroic-exploratory narratives. The authors of dark narratives about viruses use the motives typical of crime, thriller, horror or sensation fiction. This analysis is set in a context of „dark ecology” — Timothy Morton’s eco-critical project.
- Published
- 2020