Monster theory [electronic resource]

Monster theory [electronic resource]
Author: Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 1996-11-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1452900558
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The contributors to Monster Theory consider beasts, demons, freaks and fiends as symbolic expressions of cultural unease that pervade a society and shape its collective behavior. Through a historical sampling of monsters, these essays argue that our fascination for the monstrous testifies to our continued desire to explore difference and prohibition.


Monster theory [electronic resource]
Language: en
Pages: 331

Monster theory [electronic resource]

Authors: Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-11-15 - Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

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The contributors to Monster Theory consider beasts, demons, freaks and fiends as symbolic expressions of cultural unease that pervade a society and shape its co
The Monster Theory Reader
Language: en
Pages: 801

The Monster Theory Reader

Authors: Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-01-15 - Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

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A collection of scholarship on monsters and their meaning—across genres, disciplines, methodologies, and time—from foundational texts to the most recent con
Monster Theory
Language: en
Pages: 315

Monster Theory

Authors: Jeffrey Jerome Cohen
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

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The contributors to Monster Theory consider beasts, demons, freaks and fiends as symbolic expressions of cultural unease that pervade a society and shape its co
Monsters
Language: en
Pages: 0

Monsters

Authors: Andrew J. Hoffman
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-10-23 - Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

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"The Bedford Spotlight Reader Series brings critical topics to life in a portable, cost-effective reader. In this volume, you'll explore these questions: why do
Classic Readings on Monster Theory
Language: en
Pages: 98

Classic Readings on Monster Theory

Authors: Asa Simon Mittman
Categories: Monsters
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher:

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"Undergraduate and graduate courses on monsters are becoming widespread as many disciplines use monsters to think about what it means to be human. To date no so