Journeys into Terror: Essays from the Cinematic Intersection of Travel and Horror - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1476684359 ISBN 13 : 9781476684352

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2023

Synopsis

Since ancient times, explorers and adventurers have captured popular imagination with their frightening narratives of travels gone wrong. Usually, these stories heavily feature the exotic or unknown, and can transform any journey into a nightmare. Stories of such horrific happenings have a long and rich history that stretches from folktales to contemporary media narratives.

This work presents eighteen essays that explore the ways in which these texts reflect and shape our fear and fascination surrounding travel, posing new questions about the "geographies of evil" and how our notions of "terrible places" and their inhabitants change over time. The volume's five thematic sections offer new insights into how power, privilege, uncanny landscapes, misbegotten quests, hellish commutes and deadly vacations can turn our travels into terror.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Cynthia J. Miller, a cultural anthropologist focussing on popular culture and visual media, teaches in the Institute for Liberal Arts at Emerson College in Boston. She is the editor or coeditor of more than a dozen scholarly volumes, many exploring the horror genre.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1476684359
• ISBN 13: 9781476684352
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 255
• Éditeur: Miller Cynthia J., Van Riper A. Bowdoin
• Coordonnées du fabricant: McFarland; https://mcfarlandbooks.com/; ; Box 611; Jefferson; NC; 28640; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible