Planet Auschwitz: Holocaust Representation in Science Fiction and Horror Film and Television PDF
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Planet Auschwitz Planet Auschwitz HOLOCAUST REPRE SEN TA TION IN SCIENCE FICTION AND HORROR FILM AND TELEV I SION ✧ Brian E. Crim Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark, New Jersey, and London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Crim, Brian E., author. Title: Planet Auschwitz : Holocaust representation in science fiction and horror film and television / Brian E Crim. Description: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2019037919 | ISBN 9781978801615 (hardback) | ISBN 9781978801608 (paperback) | ISBN 9781978801622 (epub) | ISBN 9781978801639 (mobi) | ISBN 9781978801646 (pdf) Subjects: LCSH: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in motion pictures. | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), on television. | Science fiction films—History and criticism. | Science fiction television programs—History and criticism. | Horror films—History and criticism. | Horror television programs—History and criticism. Classification: LCC PN1995.9.H53 C75 2020 | DDC 791.43/658—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019037919 A British Cataloging- in- Publication rec ord for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2020 by Brian E. Crim All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 106 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—P ermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. www . rutgersuniversitypress . org Manufactured in the United States of Amer i ca To Aunt Karen CONTENTS Introduction 1 1 From Muselmann to The Walking Dead: Holocaust Imagery in the Zombie Genre 26 2 Silent Screams: Representing Trauma and Grief in The Pawnbroker and The Leftovers 54 3 Nazi Monsters and the Return of History 81 4 The View from Hell: Demons, Antichrists, and the Per sis tence of Evil after the Holocaust 115 5 “A World That Works”: Astrofascism across Time and Space 141 6 “All of This Has Happened Before”: Cyborgs, Humans, and the Question of Genocide 173 Conclusion 196 Acknowl edgments 201 Notes 203 Bibliography 237 Index 255 vii Planet Auschwitz
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