Contemporary “Postapocalypse” as a Form of Eschatological Myth Represented in the «S.T.A.L.K.E.R.» Computer Game
https://doi.org/10.25281/2072-3156-2014-0-5-39-43
Abstract
Discusses the phenomenon of “postapocalypse” or a modern form of the eschatological myth representation in mass culture. The author analyses the structure of the myth implemented in the computer game and argues that contemporary culture endlessly reproducing different scenarios of the last day of the Universe is not able to answer what a changed world is to become after passing through a series of apocalyptic catastrophes.
About the Author
Aleksey I. Pozharov
Гуманитарный институт телевидения и радиовещания им. М.А. Литовчина (Москва)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Pozharov A.I. Contemporary “Postapocalypse” as a Form of Eschatological Myth Represented in the «S.T.A.L.K.E.R.» Computer Game. Observatory of Culture. 2014;(5):39-43. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25281/2072-3156-2014-0-5-39-43
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