Lovecraft in the 21st Century

Lovecraft in the 21st Century assembles reflections from a wide range of perspectives on the significance of Lovecrafts influence in contemporary times. Building on a focus centered on the Anthropocene, adaptation, and visual media, the chapters in this collection focus on the following topics: Adaptation of Lovecrafts legacy in theater, television, film, graphic narratives, video games and game artwork The connection between the writers legacy and his life Reading Lovecraft in light of contemporary criticism about capitalism, the posthuman, and the Anthropocene How contemporary authors have worked through the implicit racial and sexual politics in Lovecrafts fiction Reading Lovecrafts fiction in light of contemporary approaches to gender and sexuality