Monsters: a companion

by Bacon, Simon

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Title Statements

Full title :Monsters : a companion / edited by Simon Bacon.

Summary

"What are Monsters? Monsters are everywhere, from cyberbullies online to vampires onscreen: the twenty-first century is a monstrous age. The root of the word 'monster' means 'omen' or 'warning', and if monsters frighten us, it's because they are here to warn us about something amiss in ourselves and in our society.Humanity has given birth to these monsters, and they grow and change with us, carrying the scars of their birth with them. This collection of original and accessible essays looks at a variety of contemporary monsters from literature, film, television, music and the internet within their respective historical and cultural contexts. Beginning with a critical introduction that explores the concept of the monster in the work of Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Jack Halberstam, Elaine Showalter and more, the book takes a broad approach to the monster, including not only classic slasher films, serial killers (Bates Motel), the living dead (Game of Thrones) and aliens (District 9), but also hyper-contemporary examples like clones (Orphan Black), cyberbullies (Cyberbully), viral outbreaks (The Strain) and celebrities (Lady Gaga). Gender and culture are especially emphasized in the volume, with essays on the role of gender and sexuality in defining the monster (AHS Apocalypse) and global monsters (Cleverman, La Llorona). This compact guide to the monster in contemporary culture will be useful to teachers, students and fans looking to expand their understanding of this important cultural figure"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2020

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Peter Lang
Place of Publication:Oxford [UK]
Language:eng
Publication Date:2020

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xix, 279 pages) : : illustrations (some color).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781788746670, 1788746678, 1788746651, 9781788746663, 178874666X, 9781788746656
oclc:on1151472756
LC Classification:P96.M6
Dewey Decimal:809/.9337

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword: Culture's Monsters: Monster Marks (Lindquist 2018) ( Sherry C. M. Lindquist ) -- Introduction (Simon Bacon) -- Part I Home -- Madness: The Babadook (Kent, 2014) - Monsters of Mental Illness ( Angela M. Smith ) -- Domestic Abuse: The Invisible Man (Whannell, 2020) - Domestic Monsters ( Simon Bacon ) -- Paedophilia: The Nightingale (Kent, 2018) - Monsters of Abuse ( Phil Fitzsimmons ) -- Immigrants: The Lure (Smoczyńska, 2015) - Monstrous Outsiders (Agnieszka Kotwasińska) -- Part II Society

The Mask: Slasher Cinema (1978-1998) - Teaching the Monster ( John Edgar Browning ) -- The Cyberbully: Cyberbully (Binamé, 2011) - Monsters of Cyberspace ( Lauren Rosewarne ) -- Lady Gaga: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (1986-present) - Monsters of Celebrity ( Anthony Curtis Adler ) -- The Slit-Mouthed Woman: Carved (Shiraishi, 2007) - Monsters of Urban Legend ( Alexandra Heller-Nicholas ) -- Melmoth: Melmoth (Perry, 2018) - Monsters of War ( W. Scott Poole ) -- Part III Cultural Intersections

Phi Krasue: Inhuman Kiss (Mongkolsiri, 2019) - Thai Monsters ( Benjamin Baumann ) -- La habitación del desahogo (2012) - Mexican Monsters ( In é…