| Willful Monstrosity: Gender and Race in 21st Century Horror Contributor(s): Wilson, Natalie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476673446 ISBN-13: 9781476673448 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Social Science | Gender Studies - Performing Arts | Film - Genres - Horror |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2019054112 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.7" (0.85 lbs) 285 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Taking in a wide range of film, television, and literature, this volume explores 21st century horror and its monsters from an intersectional perspective with a marked emphasis on gender and race. The analysis, which covers over 70 narratives, is organized around four primary monstrous figures--zombies, vampires, witches and monstrous women. Arguing that the current horror renaissance is populated with willful monsters that subvert prevailing cultural norms and systems of power, the discussion reads horror in relation to topics of particular import in the contemporary moment--rampant sexual violence, unbridled capitalist greed, brutality against people of color, militarism, and the patriarchy's refusal to die. Examining ground-breaking films and television shows such as Get Out, Us, The Babadook, A Quiet Place, Stranger Things, Penny Dreadful, and The Passage, as well as works by key authors like Justin Cronin, Carmen Maria Machado, Helen Oyeyemi, Margo Lanagan, and Jeanette Winterson, this monograph offers a thorough account of the horror landscape and what it says about the 21st century world. |