{"product_id":"monsters-and-monstrosity-in-21st-century-film-and-television-paperback","title":"Monsters and Monstrosity in 21st-Century Film and Television - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCristina Artenie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAshley Szanter\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eonsters seem to be here to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough we have left belief in the supernatural and \"realness\" of monsters in the past, we continue to craft monstrous narratives which delve into the depths of the human subconscious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn certain cases, we love to love the monster. In others, we bond over mutual desire to see it conquered, vanquished. The inherent mutability of the monster provides us with endless opportunities to reimagine, reenvision, and reencounter these creatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains discussions and dissections of monsters across multiple media and geographical origins. However, the notable shifts in how we engage monsters and monstrosity feature heavily in this text. Our contributors tackle resurrections of previous series and conversations through films like \u003cem\u003eJurassic World\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKrampus\u003c\/em\u003e. Others gravitate towards the rebirth of some of the older, tried and true monsters like the vampire and the zombie, including analyses of \u003cem\u003ePride and Prejudice + Zombies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Originals\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Vampire Diaries\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eiZombie\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTeen Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e--all of which reinterpreted and reinvented these creatures for the modern audience. While the text serves to address these new iterations of the \"Classic\" monsters in the canon, others take a look at stranger, more fringe monster narratives like \u003cem\u003ePan's Labyrinth, The Village\u003c\/em\u003e, or even the very real parasitic monstrosities of \u003cem\u003eMonsters Inside Me\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough many of these chapters will analytically address particular texts, like the long-running series \u003cem\u003eSupernatural\u003c\/em\u003e, others will take on the metanarrative surrounding trends within monster studies, such as the construction of identity, creation or representation of the soul, or the ongoing questions of authorship and agency within a particular story world. In its entirety, this volume endeavors to examine how 21st-century media presents and contends with the body and mind of the monster. What do they reveal about us culturally, individually, as a community? What can we learn from them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshley Szanter, a graduate of Weber State University, is now an industry content writer and editor in Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344370229555,"sku":"9780995029187","price":46.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/U4Hbgscm7w9780995029187.webp?v=1778725244","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/monsters-and-monstrosity-in-21st-century-film-and-television-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}