<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>
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<LI>Adaptation of Lovecraft's legacy in theater, television, film, graphic narratives, video games and game&nbsp;artwork</LI>
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<LI>The connection between the writer's legacy and his life</LI>
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<LI>Reading Lovecraft in light of contemporary criticism about capitalism, the posthuman, and the Anthropocene</LI>
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<LI>How contemporary authors have worked through the implicit racial and sexual politics in Lovecraft's fiction </LI>
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<LI>Reading Lovecraft's fiction in light of contemporary approaches to gender and sexuality </LI>
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