Times of disenchantment: a neoliberal dystopia in the urban apocalypse

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/geo.v4i39.47057

Keywords:

neoliberalism, urbanization, precariousness, police State, The Walking Dead

Abstract

Review of the book The Walking Dead explica a natureza da cidade e o sentido do neoliberalismo, by Tadeu Alencar Arrais (Rio de Janeiro: Letra Capital, 2022, 88p.). Based on an analysis of the famous American series, the author discusses themes such as urbanization, neoliberalism and violence. The Walking Dead is a metaphor for daily life in very difficult times.

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Author Biography

Leandro Dias de Oliveira

Associate Professor of the Department of Geography at UFRRJ - Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (DGG-IGEO), headquarters campus, and professor of the permanent staff of the Graduate Program in Geography (PPGGEO-UFRRJ) and the Graduate Program Interdisciplinary Graduation in Digital Humanities (PPGIHD-UFRRJ). Scholarship CNPq Research Productivity - Level 2 and Young Scientist from Our State - FAPERJ. He integrates and coordinates the Laboratory of Economic Geography, Policy and Planning (LAGEP-UFRRJ). 

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Capa do livro "Somos os mortos vivos" de Tadeu Alencar Arrais

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Published

11-12-2024

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DE OLIVEIRA, Leandro Dias. Times of disenchantment: a neoliberal dystopia in the urban apocalypse. Geografares, Vitória, Brasil, v. 4, n. 39, 2024. DOI: 10.47456/geo.v4i39.47057. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufes.br/geografares/article/view/47057. Acesso em: 18 dec. 2024.

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Vol. 4 No. 39 (2024): Revista Geografares (julho-dezembro 2024)

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