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2024OnlinePanel 12Saturday 28th SeptemberWarhammer 40k

Warhammer Lore as Apocalyptic Literature: Finding Purpose in the Grim Dark

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Abstract Jaques Derrida is quoted as saying, “The end approaches, but the apocalypse is long lived.” The lore of Warhammer 40K is an apocalyptic myth created explicitly in the image of the Roman Empire. But the obvious connections to Imperium Romanum are only part of the picture. WH40K portrays an extension of the cycle of …

2024Panel 14Saturday 28th SeptemberWarhammer 40k

Avatars of Grimdark: the Imperium of Man and the T’au Empire in the Warhammer 40’000 setting

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Abstract The Warhammer 40´000 setting is characterised by its proverbial “grim darkness”. Its take on the far future is a highly dystopian one. The most important polity in the setting, the galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man, is described as the worst possible regime. It is a militaristic, xenophobic, highly repressive dictatorship. By contrast, the T’au Empire …