Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Literature (Blindness)

Next week we will begin looking at Blindness, which is a novel set in what feels the Apocalypse.

Below are some articles that will help explain what this means;

http://io9.com/5392430/research-reveals-that-apocalyptic-stories-changed-dramatically-20-years-ago

http://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/4399/what-is-apocalyptic-literature

http://sites.silaspartners.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID34418_CHID137699_CIID2304042,00.html

http://www.revelation.giffmex.org/?p=71

http://theambulantscholar.com/2012/07/14/teaching-genre-and-convetion-using-the-post-apocalyptic-narrative-part-i/

http://csuchico-dspace.calstate.edu/bitstream/handle/10211.4/187/4%2015%202010%20Karl%20Becker.pdf?sequence=1

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/boria-sax-/apocalypse-no-more-post-a_b_4994358.html