Pandemics, epidemics, viruses, plagues, and disease: Comparative frequency analysis of a cultural pathology reflected in science fiction magazines from 1926 to 2015
Science fiction includes many dystopian narratives, often featuring epidemics, pandemics, plagues, viruses, and disease. As science fiction has grown in popularity and prevalence it appeals to an increasingly broad demographic, is employed in research communication and education, and as a genre it i...
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | Social Sciences and Humanities Open |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291120300371 |