| Title |
The zombie office: genre as a lens on work culture in ling ma's novel "severance" / |
| Translation of Title |
Zombių biuras: darbo kultūra Ling Ma romane „Severance“ per žanro prizmę. |
| Authors |
Brasiūnaitė, Emilija |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
51 |
| Keywords [eng] |
post-apocalypse, work culture, neoliberalism, capitalism, zombies, postapokalipsė, darbo kultūra, neoliberalizmas, kapitalizmas, zombiai |
| Abstract [eng] |
The subject of this research paper is the portrayal of work culture in relation to apocalyptic elements found in Ling Ma’s novel “Severance”, a modern post-apocalyptic novel and its hybrid office novel genre. The aim is to analyze how genres highlight work life issues. “Severance” being a blend of two genres, influences not only its approach to the portrayal of issues such as work culture in a capitalist society and its influence on employees, but in turn addresses a variety of other interconnected issues. In spite of modern apocalypse fiction iterations being more nihilistic, some form of hope or at the very least wake-up call is retained and reinforces the themes present. Office novel elements being featured in a post-apocalyptic novel helps the reader understand how pressing these issues really are and that they will only get worse if left unaddressed. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Vilniaus universitetas. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2025 |
