{"product_id":"9781350066892","title":"Nerd Ecology: Defending the Earth with Unpopular Culture","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNerd Ecology: Defending the Earth with Unpopular Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Anthony Lioi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a wide range of examples from literature, comics, film, television and digital media, \u003ci\u003eNerd Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e is the first substantial ecocritical study of nerd culture's engagement with environmental issues. Exploring such works as \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, Tolkien's \u003ci\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix, \u003c\/i\u003e Joss Whedon's \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFirefly\u003c\/i\u003e, the fiction of Thomas Pynchon, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games, \u003c\/i\u003eand superhero comics such as \u003ci\u003eGreen Lantern\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eX-Men\u003c\/i\u003e, Anthony Lioi maps out the development of nerd culture and its intersections with the most fundamental ecocritical themes. In this way Lioi finds in the narratives of unpopular culture - narratives in which marginalised individuals and communities unite to save the planet - the building blocks of a new environmental politics in tune with the concerns of contemporary ecocritical theory and practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350066892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40688757407950,"sku":"9781350066892","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350066892","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}