Dead phones chaos in hospitals looming nuclear meltdowns: For years experts all over the
world have been warning of a widespread power blackout-and the devastating consequences for
society as a whole. However just as before the Covid-19 pandemic politicians and the public
are hardly aware of the far-reaching risks: A blackout would catch us almost completely
unprepared.As for other (supposedly improbable) disruptive events disaster movies and sci-fi
series have long shown what would happen if modern society were to lose its lifeblood. Denis
Newiak looks into those filmic fictions for answers to pressing questions:How can we prepare
ourselves for the dramatic consequences of such a crisis? And can the collapse of modernity
still be stopped?
