{"product_id":"gothic-remixed-megen-de-bruin-mol-9781350234468","title":"Gothic Remixed: Monster Mashups and Frankenfictions in 21st-Century Culture","description":"The bestselling genre of Frankenfiction sees classic literature turned into commercial narratives invaded by zombies, vampires, werewolves, and other fantastical monsters. Too engaged with tradition for some and not traditional enough for others, these 'monster mashups' are often criticized as a sign of the artistic and moral degeneration of contemporary culture. These hybrid creations are the 'monsters' of our age, lurking at the limits of responsible consumption and acceptable appropriation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book explores the boundaries and connections between contemporary remix and related modes, including adaptation, parody, the Gothic, Romanticism, and postmodernism. Taking a multimedia approach, case studies range from novels like \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice and Zombies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club\u003c\/i\u003e series, to television programmes such as \u003ci\u003ePenny Dreadful\u003c\/i\u003e, to popular visual artworks like Kevin J. Weir's \u003ci\u003eFlux Machine\u003c\/i\u003e GIFs. Megen de Bruin-Molé uses these monstrous and liminal works to show how the thrill of transgression has been contained within safe and familiar formats, resulting in the mashups that dominate Western popular culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Megen de Bruin-Molé\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135023446X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350234468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d","brand":"Megen de Bruin-Molé","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943599210751,"sku":"9781350234468","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e7b64354-1518-4126-8875-117d67953800.jpg?v=1681499005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gothic-remixed-megen-de-bruin-mol-9781350234468","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}