Inexplicable, Fortunate Disasters

This short film provides the first adaptation of Garbriel Tarde's 1905 science fiction novel Underground Man. The director builds on various introductions to -- and translations of -- the novel to highlight its ultimate inexplicability, a political aesthetic that mirrors contemporary MAGA and Trump led politics.

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2026-10-26
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https://doi.org/10.37186/swrks/17.1/3
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Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
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Inexplicable, Fortunate Disasters

Greg Elmer
Screenworks
Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
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Inexplicable, Fortunate Disasters

Greg Elmer
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Abstract

This short film provides the first adaptation of Garbriel Tarde's 1905 science fiction novel Underground Man. The director builds on various introductions to -- and translations of -- the novel to highlight its ultimate inexplicability, a political aesthetic that mirrors contemporary MAGA and Trump led politics.

ScreenworksVol. 17(1)
Toronto Metropolitan University (CA)
Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
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