Disturbanization

In the sixty-two page book Peeled And Quartered, Jessica I. Rowe CREATES a disturbing form of science-fiction melded with certain dark elements that she terms disturbanization. This book was released on October 23, 2012. Its ISBN is 9780988561106. While there are aspects of science-fiction infused into the writing, the dark and twisted turns of the plot coupled with the grimmer side of urban life (drugs, the homeless culture, mental illness) create this aspect of disturbanization. It has been compared to the fusion of James' giant peach, and Burgess' madness in Clockwork Orange . In this work, the [...] and homeless cultures are represented along with a maniacal control freak from an alien planet that tortures and harangues the main character.

Of significant importance to the element of disturbanization is the use of Bakhtin's "chronotopic narrative" with an emphasis on spatial and temporal movement.. Aspects of Spinoza's concept of affect also present themselves to some degree in a work of disturbanization. In Rowe's second release The Cult of The Rooster (February 2013), the philosophic content is accentuated. This narrative's underlying disturbanization is shrouded with footnotes, and some quirky hilarity to keep the narrative from spiraling into too dark of a place. The urban block, [...] and homeless culture are all represented in this work. The aspect of science-fiction is found in the dangerous alien reptiles that roam the blocks.