Revising reality how sequels, remakes, retcons, and rejects explain the world / Chris Gavaler and Nat Goldberg.
| Author/creator | Gavaler, Chris |
| Other author | Goldberg, Nathaniel Jason. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024. |
| Description | 221 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Rejecting possibilities -- Rewriting history -- Making America -- Retconning law -- Knowing science -- Naming change -- Changing -- Minds -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "We record history, as it was and as it happens, sequentially. However, new discoveries and decisions made every day force us to revise and rethink what came before. Free from such sequence, novels, comics, films, and TV shows continue previous events (sequels), reveal previously unknown events (retcons), or restart events (remakes), and audiences can still ignore any of these revisions if they chose (rejects). But what if these revisionist tropes adopted by popular media now provide us with the essential tools and rhetoric for understanding the nature of the real world and how we discuss it? Deriving revision types from those present in fictional franchises such as Star Wars, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and the Marvel comics, Chris Gavaler and Nate Goldberg apply them to events and debates in U.S history, politics, law, science and culture to explore how storytelling frames our engagement with historiography, metaphysics, society and current events. Covering case studies such as the reversal of Roe vs Wade, identity politics, the discoveries of Copernicus, memory, cancel culture, supreme court rulings, revisionist history, critical race theory, paradigm shifts and much more, this book makes our perceptions of the world and their relation to an ever-changing reality accessible and coherent"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023040069 |
| ISBN | 9781350439627 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781350439610 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |