Post-apocalyptic Dystopian Fiction: A Comparative Study Of Messianic Figures In Cormac Mccarthy’s The Road And Ahmad Sadaawi’s Frankenstein In Baghdad by Abedalqader, Rahma Mohammad Ahmad

“…This thesis investigates post-apocalyptic dystopian narratives that address the identification of a unique world messiah for humanity. …”
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"The corpse you planted last year in your garden / has it begun to sprout?” : Environmental regeneration and recuperation after the apocalypse by Wong, Wen Pu

“…In studying the deep ecological philosophy of these three texts, this thesis hopes to show shared anxieties the three different modernisms have towards modernisation’s impact on the natural environment, as well as the hope these modernist works express for an ecological balance in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by modernity. This deep ecological read of the three texts would thus help us revise the traditional understanding of modernism as an exclusively European high-art movement of the early 20th century. …”
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Violence and dystopia by Cojocaru, D, Cojocaru Daniel

“…The fifth chapter examines the post-apocalyptic environments resulting from failed scapegoat expulsion and mimetic conflict out of control, as portrayed in Sinclair’s <em>Radon Daughters</em> (1994), Margaret Atwood’s <em>The Handmaid’s Tale</em> (1985) and <em>Oryx and Crake</em> (2003) and Will Self’s <em>The Book of Dave</em> (2006). …”

New visions of the human in contemporary French fiction: bodies, writing, survival by Gormley, SJ

“…This is demonstrated by the proliferation of works that borrow from science fiction, dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction, and related speculative genres. …”