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Monsters and monstrosity in media : reflections on vulnerability / Yeojin Kim, Shane Carreon, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Series in critical media studies.
- Series in Critical Media Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monsters in mass media.
- Monsters in motion pictures--Exhibitions.
- Monsters in motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Art and Science Inc., [2024]
- Summary:
- This book explores the representation of monsters and monstrosity in various media, examining how these concepts reflect societal vulnerabilities and cultural conflicts. Edited by Yeojin Kim and Shane Carreon, it delves into historical and contemporary narratives, analyzing monsters as cultural constructs that embody fears, desires, and epistemic crises. The collection includes diverse essays addressing themes such as propaganda, horror films, video games, and queer identities, providing insights into the role of monsters in understanding human conditions. The work is aimed at scholars and students interested in cultural studies, media analysis, and the intersection of identity and representation. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Anson Koch-Rein, Shane Carreon, Yeojin Kim
- The enemy as monster, the monster as neighbor: anticommunist propaganda in South Korea and Kwŏn Chŏng-saeng's Korean War trilogy / Youn Soo Kim Goldstein
- Weaponizing monstrosity: Starz's Black Sails and the power of monstrous narrative / Min-Chi Chen
- The move to innocence: reframing monstrosity in Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World . Aazoo Sing, Angie Fazekas.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Kim, Yeojin Monsters and Monstrosity in Media: Reflections on Vulnerability
- ISBN:
- 9781648898624
- 1648898629
- OCLC:
- 1419871381
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