The Apocalypse or end times are a recurrent theme within contemporary popular culture. 'The End All Around Us' presents a wide-ranging exploration of the influence of the apocalypse within art, literature, music and film.

Series IntroductionBrenda Brasher1. IntroductionJohn Walliss and Kenneth G.C. Newport2. Songs of Fate, Hope and Oblivion: Dylan's Dystopianism and ApocalypticismGary Baines (Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa)3. End of the World Music: Is Extreme Metal the Sound of the Apocalypse?Keith Kahn-Harris (Open University)4. Babylon's Burning: Reggae, Rastafari, and Millenarianism Christopher Partridge (University of Lancaster)5. Apocalypse at the MillenniumJohn Walliss6. 'The Days are Numbered:' The Romance of Death, Doom, and Deferral in Contemporary Apocalypse Films"Lee Quinby (Mccauley Honors College, CUNY)7. Making Things New: Regeneration and Transcendence in AnimeMick Broderick (Murdoch University, Australia)8. Selling Faith without Selling Out: Reading the Left Behind Novels in the Context of Popular CultureJennie Chapman (University of Manchester)9. 'The Shadow of the End:' The Appeal of Apocalypse in Literary Science FictionRoslyn Weaver (University of Wollongong, NSW)10. An End Times Virtual 'Ekklesia:' Ritual Deliberation in Participatory MediaRobert Glenn Howard (The University of Wisconsin)

John Walliss and Kenneth G. C. Newport, both Liverpool Hope University