CAPAS RESEARCH PROJECT - Christine Cornea Post-Apocalyptic Imaginaries in UK and US Television, 1970s to Present Day
This research project is aimed at the production of a series of academic articles focused on post-apocalyptic television drama and documentary, using transdisciplinary research methods to explore the association of these series and programmes with socio-scientific debate in the real world.
This project is organised around several overarching questions:
Why is the post-apocalyptic so eagerly adopted in television in the 1970s and how has it developed up to the present?
How has the post-apocalyptic been represented in television in different national contexts (specifically in UK and US productions)?
How do these dramas and documentaries engage with and work through important socio-scientific issues?
In answering these questions my research crosses disciplinary boundaries, drawing upon political, economic, environmental, and social science studies in tracing the development and significance of the post-apocalyptic in television.