{"product_id":"the-american-weird-julius-greve-9781350185388","title":"The American Weird: Concept and Medium","description":"Hitherto classified as a form of genre fiction, or as a particular aesthetic quality of literature by H. P. Lovecraft, the weird has now come to refer to a broad spectrum of artistic practices and expressions including fiction, film, television, photography, music, and visual and performance art. Largely under-theorized so far, \u003ci\u003eThe American Weird\u003c\/i\u003e brings together perspectives from literary, cultural, media and film studies, and from philosophy, to provide a thorough exploration of the weird mode. Separated into two sections - the first exploring the concept of the weird and the second how it is applied through various media - this book generates new approaches to fundamental questions: Can the weird be conceptualized as a generic category, as an aesthetic mode or as an epistemological position? May the weird be thought through in similar ways to what Sianne Ngai calls the zany, the cute, and the interesting? What are the transformations it has undergone aesthetically and politically since its inception in the early twentieth century? Which strands of contemporary critical theory and philosophy have engaged in a dialogue with the discourses of and on the weird? And what is specifically \"American\" about this aesthetic mode?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary study of the weird, this book not only explores the writings of Lovecraft, Caitl匤 Kiernan, China Mi騅ille, and Jeff VanderMeer, but also the graphic novels of Alan Moore, the music of Captain Beefheart, the television show Twin Peaks and the films of Lily Amirpour, Matthew Barney, David Lynch, and Jordan Peele.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julius Greve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350185388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350185388\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 04\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d","brand":"Julius Greve","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064356237567,"sku":"9781350185388","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea8a39e7-fcd5-4465-9e5c-9f7828ad780a.jpg?v=1685394997","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-american-weird-julius-greve-9781350185388","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}