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Monster culture in the 21st century : a reader / edited by Marina Levina and Diem-My T. Bui.

Contributor(s): Levina, Marina, 1975- [editor of compilation.] | Bui, Diem-My T [editor of compilation.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013Description: 352 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781441178398 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Monsters in motion pictures | Monsters on television | Performing Arts | Performing Arts | United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century | United States -- Civilization -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 791.4'367 Summary: In the past decade, our rapidly changing world faced terrorism, global epidemics, economic and social strife, new communication technologies, immigration, and climate change to name a few. These fears and tensions reflect an interconnected global environment which has produced social, political, and economical uncertainty. The essays in this collection examine how monstrosity has been used to manage these rising fears and tensions.
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In the past decade, our rapidly changing world faced terrorism, global epidemics, economic and social strife, new communication technologies, immigration, and climate change to name a few. These fears and tensions reflect an interconnected global environment which has produced social, political, and economical uncertainty. The essays in this collection examine how monstrosity has been used to manage these rising fears and tensions.

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