{"product_id":"twenty-first-century-gothic-maisha-wester-9781474440929","title":"Twenty-First-Century Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA transnational and transmedia companion to the post-millennial Gothic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers key areas and themes of the post-millennial Gothic as well as developments in the field and revisions of the Gothic tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsitutes the first thematic compendium to this area with a transmedia (literature, film and television) and transnational approach\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovers a plurality of texts, from novels such as Stephenie Meyer's \u003ci\u003eTwilight\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), Helen Oyeyemi's \u003ci\u003eWhite Is for Witching\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), Justin Cronin's \u003ci\u003eThe Passage\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and M.R. Carey's \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with All the Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), to films such as \u003ci\u003eKairo\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eJuan of the Dead \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and \u003ci\u003eThe Darkside \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), to series such as \u003ci\u003eDante's Cove \u003c\/i\u003e(2005-7), \u003ci\u003eHemlock Grove \u003c\/i\u003e(2013-15), \u003ci\u003ePenny Dreadful \u003c\/i\u003e(2014-16)\u003ci\u003e Black Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e (2011-) and even the Slenderman mythos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis resource in contemporary Gothic literature, film and television takes a thematic approach, providing insights into the many forms the Gothic has taken in the twenty-first century. The 20 newly commissioned chapters cover emerging and expanding research areas, such as digital technologies, queer identity, the New Weird and postfeminism. They also discuss contemporary Gothic monsters - including zombies, vampires and werewolves - and highlight Ethnogothic forms such as Asian and Black Diasporic Gothic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maisha Wester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474440924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474440929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Maisha Wester","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935514067199,"sku":"9781474440929","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d3179185-6c1a-4d95-aa29-ed321c277152.jpg?v=1681420236","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/twenty-first-century-gothic-maisha-wester-9781474440929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}