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Author Archives: Mac Warren
Rationalizing the End of the World
The direct and concise analysis of apocalyptic belief and its connection to fundamentalism in Charles B. Strozier, David M. Terzian, and James W. Jones’ Fundamentalist Mindset is in many ways a literary foil to the hyperbolic narrative formed in Tim … Continue reading
The Lingering Power of Watchmen
I first read Alan Moore’s Watchmen three years ago – at the time, it was a profoundly effective piece of media, and from my experience, it defied categorization as a work of fiction based on the its innate tactile and visual … Continue reading
Posted in Mac Warren, October, October 5
Tagged Alan Moore, Albert Einstein, apocalypse, Cormac McCarthy, Don DeLillo, End of Days, end of the world, Film, graphic novel, Movies, postmodernism, Science Fiction, The Road, Time, watchmen, White Noise
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The Constant Apocalypse
I find Kermode’s thesis reassuring in its logical simplicity. I believe that his assertion about the nature of the Apocalypse – that we “project ourselves … past the End, so as to see the structured whole” (p. 8 ) – … Continue reading
Posted in Mac Warren, September, September 28
Tagged Alan Moore, apocalypse, Duck and Cover, End of Days, end of the world, Film, Kurt Vonnegut, Revelation, Rosen, Slaughterhouse Five, Time
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A History of Malleability, and in turn, Controversy
“The ethic of conservation is the explicit abnegation of man’s dominion over the Earth. The lower species are here for our use. God said so: Go forth, be fruitful, multiply, and rape the planet–it’s yours. That’s our job: drilling, mining … Continue reading
Posted in Mac Warren, September 21
Tagged Ann Coulter, apocalypse, Book of Revelation, David Koresh, End of Days, Film, Kirsch, Movies, Revelation, Tertullian, The Bible, The Road Warrior
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Tweeting the Apocalypse: The Implications of Cloverfield
The nightmarish, hyperbolic imagery of Revelation and allusions derived from the book itself have become commonplace motifs in the media of contemporary culture. From the popular video game Doom, which pits humans against demons in a climactic Mars-based battle, to … Continue reading
Posted in Mac Warren, September, September 14
Tagged apocalypse, Book of Revelation, Cloverfield, Movies, Revelation
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