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Apocalypse in Media, Literature and Linguistics: Narratives of Despair and Hope argues that apocalyptic stories are not merely genres or headlines; they are cultural technologies that construct environmental crises and channel public response. The volume shows how language and narrative—metaphors, frames, and plotlines—shape ecological identity, moral urgency, and policy choices across fiction, film, journalism, and community activism. Contributors trace how alarmist framings can heighten attention yet also induce paralysis or denial, and how hopeful, justice-oriented discourse can motivate stewardship and collective action. Case studies range from McCarthy's The Road and Atwood's climate fiction to Swahili-language media in Kenya, Brazilian news rhetoric, cinematic reception of The Day After Tomorrow, necropolitics in the Niger Delta, and critiques of anti-apocalyptic techno-optimism. Together, the chapters advance a clear claim: apocalyptic narratives do political work, distributing fear, responsibility, and possibility. The book offers practical analytic tools—drawn from ecolinguistics, critical discourse analysis, cultural studies, and media analysis—for diagnosing destructive framings and designing alternatives that inform without fatalism. It is a timely resource for scholars, educators, journalists, and advocates seeking language that moves audiences from dread to durable, justice-centered action.
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Navigating the Apocalypse A Character and Thematic Analysis of 'The Road' Film Mohamed
Mohamed Mliless and Latifa Belfakir
Chapter 2: "Why so alarmist?" or An Ecolinguistic approach to apocalyptic discourses on climate change
Davi Albuquerque
Chapter 3: Apocalypse and How: Framing Climate Change in Kenya
Philip W. Rudd and Peter Githinji
Chapter 4: From Crisis to Apocalypse: Disrupted Ecosystems and Broken Bonds in Margaret Atwood's The Year of the Flood
Omar EL Otmani
Chapter 5: Death-Worlds of the Niger Delta Environmental Necropolitics and Resistance
Olarotimi Ogungbemi
Chapter 6: Let Nature Speak, Climate Impacts and the Language of the Environment as a Laboratory for Learning: An Ecolinguistic Approach.
Peter Makwanya
Chapter 7: "Is Climate Change Real or Far-Fetched?": Unraveling Audiences' Responses on Climate Change in The Day After Tomorrow
Ari Setyorini, Jepri Ali Saiful and Sofi Yunianti
Chapter 8: Exploring Apocalyptic Environmental Discourse through Cultural Studies
Loubna El Bdaoui
Chapter 9: Deconstructing Environmental Apocalypse Narratives: A Critical Analysis of Michael Shellenberger's Work
Mohammed El Messaoudi and Hicham Laabidi
Conclusion
About the Editors and Contributors
