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Author:

Anderson, Jill E. author.

Title:

Homemaking for the apocalypse : domesticating horror in atomic age literature & media / Jill E. Anderson.

Publisher:

RoutledgeTaylor & Francis Group,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

208 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.
Cold War--Psychological aspects.
Apocalypse and popular culture.
Domestic relations in literature.
Families in literature.
Horror tales, American--History and criticism.
Nuclear warfare--Psychological aspects.
Cold War in mass media.
United States--Civilization--1945-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : homemaking for the apocalypse : compulsory normativity, banality, and horror -- Die, dig, or get out : or, stop worrying and love the bomb -- "You can protect your family" : common prudence, survival insurance, and fallout shelters -- The Madonna of the suburbs : the ludicrous horrors of everyday life -- "...we are already but one step removed from pod people" : compulsory ableism and the revenge of the lawn in postwar suburbia -- Population bombs and baby boom : overpopulation as apocalypse -- Conclusion : apocalypse now-ish : (still) domesticating horror.

Summary:

"In Homemaking for the Apocalypse, Jill E. Anderson interrogates patterns of Atomic Age conformity that controlled the domestic practices and private activities of Americans"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature ; 135

ISBN:

1138304638
9781138304635
113830462X
9781138304628

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1202759772

LCCN:

2020049081

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)