{"product_id":"monsters-a-companion-paperback","title":"Monsters: A Companion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are \u003cem\u003eMonsters?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonsters 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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 (\u003cem\u003eBates Motel\u003c\/em\u003e), the living dead (\u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e) and aliens (\u003cem\u003eDistrict 9\u003c\/em\u003e), but also hyper-contemporary examples like clones (\u003cem\u003eOrphan Black\u003c\/em\u003e), cyberbullies (\u003cem\u003eCyberbully\u003c\/em\u003e), viral outbreaks (\u003cem\u003eThe Strain\u003c\/em\u003e) 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 (\u003cem\u003eAHS Apocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e) and global monsters (\u003cem\u003eCleverman\u003c\/em\u003e, La Llorona).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Bacon\u003c\/strong\u003e has edited books on various subjects including \u003cem\u003eUndead Memory: Vampires and Human Memory in Popular Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (2014) and \u003cem\u003eGrowing Up with Vampires: Essays on the Undead in Children's Media\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), both with Katarzyna Bronk, and \u003cem\u003eGothic: A Reader\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), \u003cem\u003eHorror: A Companion\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), and \u003cem\u003eTransmedia: A Companion \u003c\/em\u003e(forthcoming). He has published the monographs \u003cem\u003eBecoming Vampire: Difference and the Vampire in Popular Culture\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), \u003cem\u003eDracula as Absolute Other: The Troubling and Distracting Specter of Stoker's Vampire on Screen\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), and \u003cem\u003eEco-Vampires: The Vampire as Environmentalist and Undead Eco-activist\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) and is currently working on \u003cem\u003eInvasion of Vampires From Another World: The Cinematic Alien Progeny of War of the Worlds and Dracula\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709681143871,"sku":"9781788746649","price":81.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/defd5cbf0bf40d43ce24577f96539c42.webp?v=1765052309","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/monsters-a-companion-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}