Plagues, Apocalypses and Bug-Eyed Monsters

Tthe themes of speculative fiction - both science fiction and fantasy - have a long history. Nineteenth century works such as Frankenstein and The Invisible Man contain many of the same messages as Terminator, Jurassic Park and even Buffy, the Vampire Slayer.

Heather Urbanski began this research while a graduate student at Rowan University in New Jersey. She is currently a teaching fellow at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Preface	p. 1
Introduction: The Cautionary Tale	p. 5
Science and Technology
Introduction	p. 21
Nuclear War	p. 24
Information Technology	p. 39
Biology	p. 57
From Frankenstein to the Terminator and Everything in Between: Science and Technology Images in the Mainstream Media	p. 75
Power
Introduction	p. 89
Power of the Individual	p. 92
Power of the State	p. 109
Big Brother and Darth Vader on the Evening News: Power Images in the Mainstream Media	p. 131
The Unknown
Introduction	p. 145
Monsters, Aliens, and "Other" Beings	p. 149
Progress	p. 169
Resistance Is Futile for Rip Van Winkle in the Twilight Zone: Images of the Unknown in the Mainstream Media	p. 192
Afterword: What Does All This Mean?	p. 206
Chapter Notes	p. 217
Works Cited	p. 221
Index	p. 243
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Plagues, Apocalypses and Bug-Eyed Monsters

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