Routledge Studies in Speculative Fiction

<p><em>Lovecraft in the 21st Century</em> assembles reflections from a wide range of perspectives on the significance of Lovecraft’s 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: </p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Adaptation of Lovecraft’s legacy in theater, television, film, graphic narratives, video games and game artwork</li> <p> </p> <li>The connection between the writer’s legacy and his life</li> <p> </p> <li>Reading Lovecraft in light of contemporary criticism about capitalism, the posthuman, and the Anthropocene</li> <p> </p> <li>How contemporary authors have worked through the implicit racial and sexual politics in Lovecraft’s fiction </li> <p> </p> <li>Reading Lovecraft’s fiction in light of contemporary approaches to gender and sexuality </li> </ul>