Blucher Design Proceedings

Outubro 2023, vol.11, num.4 - 15th International Conference of the European Academy of Design
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Nuclear Ecologies: making violent atmospheres in Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian"

Nuclear Ecologies: making violent atmospheres in Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian"

Cremin, Kieran Michael

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This paper will examine the characterisation of atmosphere in Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel Blood Meridian through an on-going doctoral study in Architecture by Design. Set against an anthology of troublesome desert clouds, the paper aims to illuminate the complexities in making at a particular extreme – the construction of contaminated atmospheres –

This paper will examine the characterisation of atmosphere in Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel Blood Meridian through an on-going doctoral study in Architecture by Design. Set against an anthology of troublesome desert clouds, the paper aims to illuminate the complexities in making at a particular extreme – the construction of contaminated atmospheres –

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DOI: 10.5151/ead2023-5GLA-14FULL_NuclearEcologies_Cremin

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Cremin, Kieran Michael; "Nuclear Ecologies: making violent atmospheres in Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian"", p-1033-1045. In: 15th International Conference of the European Academy of Design. São Paulo: Blucher, 2023.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/ead2023-5GLA-14FULL_NuclearEcologies_Cremin

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