The Politics of Monstrous Figures in Contemporary Cinema

Witches, Zombies, and Cyborgs Re-enchanting the Ends of the World

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de Francesco Sticchi

Type

Studies

Sujet

Genre > Horror

Mots Clés

horror, monsters, characters, witches, zombies

Année d'édition

2025 (January 20, 2025)

Editeur

Amsterdam University Press

Collection

Horror and Gothic Media Cultures

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 168 pages
6 x 9 ¼ inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-90-485-6338-8

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Description de l'ouvrage:
The book addresses the role of particular monstrous figures and apocalyptic scenarios in contemporary cinema and television and evaluates the political potential of horror and sci-fi narratives in our age of never-ending crises. Purpose of the book is to demonstrate how witches, zombies, and cyborgs (among other figures) present the spectre of new people to come, of new possibilities to inhabit the Earth against the apocalyptic fates of Capitalism. Written in an ‘acid communist’ spirit, the book shows how it is possible to politicise contemporary popular culture tropes and figures, mapping the anxieties they express and also their undisclosed potential and resources. Balancing personal commentary and academic analyses, the book expresses Deleuzian trust in the power of moving images as instruments that allow us to inhabit the present and believe in this world notwithstanding alleged ends of all worlds.

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