{"product_id":"alien-legacies-nathan-abrams-9780197556030","title":"Alien Legacies: The Evolution of the Franchise","description":"The 1979 film \u003cem\u003eAlien \u003c\/em\u003ehas left an indelible mark on popular culture. Directed by Ridley Scott, at the time known primarily for making advertisements, and starring then-unknown actor Sigourney Weaver in the lead role, it transcended its humble origins to shock and disturb audiences upon its initial release. Its success has led to three direct sequels, two prequels, one \"mashup\" franchise, a series of comic books, graphic novels, novelizations, games, and an enormous and devoted fanbase. For forty years, \u003cem\u003eAlien\u003c\/em\u003e and its progeny have animated debate and discussion among critics and academics from a wide variety of fields and methodological perspectives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book brings together scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to explore \u003cem\u003eAlien\u003c\/em\u003e through a contemporary lens. The chapters here demonstrate the extent to which its effects and reception are deeply multifaceted, with the \u003cem\u003eAlien\u003c\/em\u003e franchise straddling the lines between \"high\" and \"low\" culture, playing with generic categories, crossing media boundaries, and animating theoretical, critical, and political debates. Chapters touch on female agency and motherhood, the influence of H.R. Giger, the viscerality of \u003cem\u003eAlien\u003c\/em\u003e's body horror, the narrative tradition of the Female Gothic, the patriarchal gaze in the\u003cem\u003e Alien\u003c\/em\u003e video games, and the rise of in-universe online marketing campaigns.\u003cbr\u003eIn so doing, the volume aims to debate \u003cem\u003eAlien\u003c\/em\u003e's legacy, consider its current position within visual culture, and establish what the series means--and why it still matters--forty years since its birth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197556035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197556030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.18w x 0.66d","brand":"Nathan Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071304233215,"sku":"9780197556030","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a15c51e-cea1-4133-afc0-17510fb4d1a7.jpg?v=1685435313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alien-legacies-nathan-abrams-9780197556030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}