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31 produkter
To Boldly Go
Essays on Gender and Identity in the Star Trek Universe
Av Bacon Simon Bacon, Farghaly Nadine Farghaly
E-bok, 2017
279 kr
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In 2016, Star Trek --arguably the most popular science fiction franchise of all time--turned 50. During that time the original series and its various offshoots have created some of the genre''s most iconic characters and reiterated a vision of an egalitarian future where humans no longer …
Growing Up with Vampires
Essays on the Undead in Children''s Media
Av Bronk Katarzyna Bronk, Bacon Simon Bacon
E-bok, 2018
326 kr
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Vampire narratives are generally thought of as adult or young adult fare, yet there is a long history of their appearance in books, film and other media meant for children. They emerge as expressions of anxiety about change and growing up but sometimes turn out to be new best friends who highlight …
Dracula as Absolute Other
The Troubling and Distracting Specter of Stoker''s Vampire on Screen
E-bok, 2019
326 kr
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Dark, dangerous and transgressive, Bram Stoker''s Dracula is often read as Victorian society''s absolute Other--an outsider who troubles and distracts those around him, one who represents the fears and anxieties of the age. This book is a study of Dracula''s role of absolute Other as it appears on …
Eco-Vampires
The Undead and the Environment
E-bok, 2020
328 kr
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This work studies the ways vampiric narratives explore the eco-friendly credentials of the undead. Many of these texts and films show the vampire to be an essential part of a global ecosystem and an organism that can no longer tolerate the all-consuming forces of globalization and consumerism. …
Vampires from Another World
The Cinematic Progeny of H.G. Wells'' The War of the Worlds and Bram Stoker''s Dracula
E-bok, 2021
303 kr
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This book begins at the intersection of Dracula and War of the Worlds , both published in 1897 London, and describes the settings of Transylvania, Mars, and London as worlds linked by the body of the vampire. It explores the "vampire from another world" in all its various forms, as a manifestation …
Transmedia Vampire
Essays on Technological Convergence and the Undead
E-bok, 2022
326 kr
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This book explores vampire narratives that have been expressed across multiple media and new technologies. Stories and characters such as Dracula, Carmilla and even Draculaura from Monster High have been made more "real" through their depictions in narratives produced in and across different …
Spoofing the Vampire
Essays on Bloodsucking Comedy
E-bok, 2022
533 kr
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Famous for being deathly serious, the vampire genre has a consistent yet often critically overlooked subgenre--the comedic spoof and satire. This is the first book dedicated entirely to documenting and analyzing the vampire comedy on film and television. Various types of comedy are discussed, …
Faith and the Zombie
Critical Essays on the End of the World and Beyond
E-bok, 2023
428 kr
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Themes of faith and religion have been threaded through popular representations of the zombie so often that they now seem inextricably linked. Whether as mindless servants to a Vodou Bokor or as evidence of the impending apocalypse, the ravenous undead have long captured something of society''s …
Death in the 21st Century
A Companion
Av Bacon Simon Bacon, Bronk-Bacon Katarzyna Bronk-Bacon
E-bok, 2024
410 kr
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In the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, death has become an all too familiar feature of the early 2020s. The 21st century has in fact produced a singular historical moment with its unique intersection of popular politics, environmental extremes, globalisation and technological innovation, which has …
Death in the 21st Century
A Companion
Av Bacon Simon Bacon, Bronk-Bacon Katarzyna Bronk-Bacon
E-bok, 2024
410 kr
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Fairies
A Companion
Av Bacon Simon Bacon, Piatti-Farnell Lorna Piatti-Farnell
E-bok, 2025
368 kr
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Fairies
A Companion
Av Bacon Simon Bacon, Piatti-Farnell Lorna Piatti-Farnell
E-bok, 2025
368 kr
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