Toxic Cultures: A Companion

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Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction (Simon Bacon)
Prologue: From Toxic Humanity to Ahumanity (Patricia MacCormack)
Part I Foundations
	Bioshock, 2K Games (2007) – Toxicity and Contagion (Carl Wilson)
	Chernobyl, Craig Mazin (2019) – Toxic History (Louis Bayman)
	Succession, Jesse Armstrong (2018–present) – Toxic Ideology (Kyle Moody)
	Get Out, Jordan Peele (2017) – Toxic Whiteness (Natalie Wilson)
	The Coronavirus Act (2020), UK Government Communication (March 2020–present) – Toxic Language (Franziska E. Kohlt)
	Halloween, David Gordon Green (2018) – Toxic Nostalgia (Daniel Sheppard)
Part II Sexuality and Gender
	Cinderella, Kenneth Branagh (2015) – Toxic Fairy Tales (Cynthia Jones)
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon (1997–2003) – Toxic Masculinity (Erin Giannini)
	Pussyhat Movement (2017–Present) – Toxic Feminism (Paula Ashe)
	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna (2015–2019) – Toxic Relationships (Callie Graham)
	Wayward Children Series, Seanan McGuire (2016–Present) – Toxic Parenting (Ildikó Limpár)
Part III Popular Culture
	Gelin Evi [Bride’s House], Cem Semercioglu (2015–2019) – Toxic Television (Pembe Gözde Erdogan)
	‘Toxic’, Britney Spears (2003) – Toxic Music (Mateusz Świetlicki)
	Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Paul Feig (2016) – Toxic Franchises and Misogyny (Cathleen Allyn Conway)
	Kabir Singh, Sandeep Reddy Vanga (2019) – Toxic Criticism (Debaditya Mukhopadhyay)
	Star Wars Episodes VII–IX, Various (2015–2019) – Toxic Fandom and Racism (Bethan Jones)
Part IV Society
	Paradise Hills, Alice Waddington (2019) – Toxic Positivity (Melody Blackmore)
	‘Sadfishing’ (2019–Present) – Toxic Social Media (Ken Monteith)
	Troll Hunting, Ginger Gorman (2019) – Toxicity and Trolling (Jay Daniel Thompson)
	‘The Denialist Playbook’, Sean Carroll (2020) – Toxic Denialism (Madeline Muntersbjorn)
	‘Title X Gag Rule’ (2019–Present) – Toxic Censorship (Deborah G. Christie)
Part V Humanity
	The City & the City, China Miéville (2009) – Toxic Cities (Martyn Colebrook)
	Brimstone, Martin Koolhoven (2016) – Toxic Education (Phil Fitzsimmons / Edie Lanphar)
	Martyrs, Pascal Laugier (2008) – Toxic Fundamentalism (Blake I. Collier)
	Parasite, Bong Joon Ho (2019) – Toxic Economies (Tom Ue / Alexander Wills)
	The Last Winter, Larry Fessenden (2006) – Toxic Ecologies (Rebecca Booth)
	Bird Box, Josh Malerman (2014) – Toxic Futures (Elana Gomel)
Epilogue: Toxicity and Positivity (Helen Gavin)
Bibliography
Notes on Contributors
Index
Series Index