Death as the Eye of the Storm

Strange, K. 2024. Death as the Eye of the Storm. in: Bronk-Bacon, K. and Bacon, S. (ed.) Death in the 21st Century: A Companion Oxford Peter Lang. pp. 143-150

Chapter titleDeath as the Eye of the Storm
AuthorsStrange, K.
EditorsBronk-Bacon, K. and Bacon, S.
Abstract

This chapter argues that disaster films, such as Geostorm (2017), have developed over the years to explore both ecological and anthropogenic fears concerning humanity’s extinction, specifically in the film’s exploration of disaster capitalism as the literal weaponization of the climate. Western society’s view of death as a ruthless adversary to be feared and conquered is magnified through these fears of extinction, thus the environment is depicted as a frightening foe that humans must either tame or destroy. In humanity’s fight against nature, the complicated entanglement between humans and nonhumans is further increased because an Anthropocentric lens is applied directly to the climate.

Keywordsdeath
disaster capitalism
climate crisis
climate fiction
disaster film
climate change
Anthropocene
environmental humanities
Book titleDeath in the 21st Century: A Companion
Page range143-150
Year2024
PublisherPeter Lang
Publication dates
Published22 Jul 2024
Place of publicationOxford
SeriesGenre Fiction and Film Companions
ISBN9781800796744
9781800796751
9781800796768
Web address (URL)https://www.peterlang.com/document/1323178

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