Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Figures viii
4. Preface x
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Early Disease Movies: American Norms and Containment 24
7. 2. Disease Movies in Transition: Globalization and Imagined Containment 53
8. 3. Post-Apocalyptic Disease Movies: Pandemics and Posthumanity 84
9. 4. Remaking Humanity: The Body Snatchers 110
10. 5. Popularizing the Pandemic: The Resident Evil Franchise 139
11. 6. Movie Myths: The COVID-19 Pandemic 161
12. Conclusion 192
13. Bibliography 206
14. Index 237