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Monsters and the Monstrous

2007 Art
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Release : 2007
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 531/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Monsters and the Monstrous by : Niall Scott

Download or read book Monsters and the Monstrous written by Niall Scott. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging from depths comes a series of papers dealing with one of the most significant creations that reflects on and critiques human existence. Both a warning and a demonstration, the monster as myth and metaphor provides an articulation of human imagination that toys with the permissible and impermissible. Monsters from zombies to cuddly cartoon characters, emerging from sewers, from pages of literature, propaganda posters, movies and heavy metal, all are covered in this challenging, scholarly collection. This volume the third in the series presents a marvellous collection of studies on the metaphor of the monster in literature, cinema, music, culture, philosophy, history and politics. Both historical reflection and concerns of our time are addressed with clarity and written in an accessible manner providing appeal for the scholar and lay reader alike. This eclectic collection will be of interest to academics and students working in a range of disciplines, such as cultural studies, film studies, political theory, philosophy and literature studies.

Monsters, Monstrosities, and the Monstrous in Culture and Society

2020-01-28 Social Science
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Release : 2020-01-28
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 934/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Monsters, Monstrosities, and the Monstrous in Culture and Society by : Diego Compagna

Download or read book Monsters, Monstrosities, and the Monstrous in Culture and Society written by Diego Compagna. This book was released on 2020-01-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Existing research on monsters acknowledges the deep impact monsters have especially on Politics, Gender, Life Sciences, Aesthetics and Philosophy. From Sigmund Freud’s essay ‘The Uncanny’ to Scott Poole’s ‘Monsters in America’, previous studies offer detailed insights about uncanny and immoral monsters. However, our anthology wants to overcome these restrictions by bringing together multidisciplinary authors with very different approaches to monsters and setting up variety and increasing diversification of thought as ‘guiding patterns’. Existing research hints that monsters are embedded in social and scientific exclusionary relationships but very seldom copes with them in detail. Erving Goffman’s doesn’t explicitly talk about monsters in his book ‘Stigma’, but his study is an exceptional case which shows that monsters are stigmatized by society because of their deviations from norms, but they can form groups with fellow monsters and develop techniques for handling their stigma. Our book is to be understood as a complement and a ‘further development’ of previous studies: The essays of our anthology pay attention to mechanisms of inequality and exclusion concerning specific historical and present monsters, based on their research materials within their specific frameworks, in order to ‘create’ engaging, constructive, critical and diverse approaches to monsters, even utopian visions of a future of societies shared by monsters. Our book proposes the usual view, that humans look in a horrified way at monsters, but adds that monsters can look in a critical and even likewise frightened way at the very societies which stigmatize them.

The Monstrous Book of Monsters

2011 Lift-the-flap books
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Release : 2011
Genre : Lift-the-flap books
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Book Rating : 567/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Monstrous Book of Monsters by : Libby Hamilton

Download or read book The Monstrous Book of Monsters written by Libby Hamilton. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with foul facts and disgusting drawings, this book will tell you everything you need to know about avoiding the monstrous menace ... almost!

Monstrous

2019 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2019
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 164/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Monstrous by : Carlyn Beccia

Download or read book Monstrous written by Carlyn Beccia. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could Dr. Frankenstein's machine ever animate a body? Why should vampires drink from veins and not arteries? What body parts are best for zombies to eat? (It's not brains.) This fascinating encyclopedia of monsters delves into the history and science behind eight legendary creatures, from Bigfoot and the kraken to zombies and more. Find out each monster's origin story and the real-world history that informed it, and then explore the science of each creature in fun and surprising ways. Tips and infographics--including monster anatomy, how to survive a vampire attack, and real-life giant creatures of the deep sea--make this a highly visual and fun-to-browse book.

Monstrous Book of Monsters

2020-10 Children's stories
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Release : 2020-10
Genre : Children's stories
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Book Rating : 895/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Monstrous Book of Monsters by : Libby Hamilton

Download or read book Monstrous Book of Monsters written by Libby Hamilton. This book was released on 2020-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate guide to spotting and avoiding monsters with artwork from Jonny Duddle.

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