Killing Humanity in Apocalyptic Media
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We discuss a book chapter by Dina Khapaeva titled "Killing Humanity - Anthropocentrism and Apocalypse in Contemporary Cinema" from the edited volume "The Age of Spectacular Death" edited by Michael Hviid Jacobsen. Khapaeva discusses the "human" and "anti-human" paradigms in apocalyptic media and the commodification of anti-humanism mentioning examples such as The Incredibles, Avengers, Harry Potter, Wall E, Pacific Rim, and many others.
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