Not of the Living Dead (Paperback)

Noah Simon Jampol

ISBN 10: 1476685681 / ISBN 13: 9781476685687

Edité par McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC, 2023

Paperback. A killer monkey. Suburban witchcraft. Motorcycle jousting. A cockroach invasion. Despite this enticing list of other subjects, George A. Romero is best known for the genre-defining 1968 film Night of the Living Dead and subsequent zombie films. The non-zombie films in his decades-long career have gotten varied degrees of critical examination but they remain underexamined compared to the Dead flicks. This book focuses on Romero's "other" work, highlighting lesser-known films such as There's Always Vanilla (1971) and Bruiser (2000), as well as more popular films such as Martin (1977) and The Crazies (1973). It examines how his body of work participates in social critique by delving into issues such as capitalism's pitfalls and excesses, domestic and racial power imbalances, and our patriarchal culture's expectations of masculinity, femininity, and sexuality. Examines how George A. Romeros extensive body of work participates in social critique by delving into issues such as capitalisms pitfalls and excesses, domestic and racial power imbalances, and our patriarchal cultures expectations of masculinity, femininity, and sexuality. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781476685687

Synopsis :

A killer monkey. Suburban witchcraft. Motorcycle jousting. A cockroach invasion. Despite this enticing list of other subjects, George A. Romero is best known for the genre-defining 1968 film Night of the Living Dead and subsequent zombie films. The non-zombie films in his decades-long career have gotten varied degrees of critical examination but they remain underexamined compared to the Dead flicks.

This book focuses on Romero's "other" work, highlighting lesser-known films such as There's Always Vanilla (1971) and Bruiser (2000), as well as more popular films such as Martin (1977) and The Crazies (1973). It examines how his body of work participates in social critique by delving into issues such as capitalism's pitfalls and excesses, domestic and racial power imbalances, and our patriarchal culture's expectations of masculinity, femininity, and sexuality.

À propos des auteurs: Noah Simon Jampol is an Associate Professor of English and Writing Program Director at Bronx Community College, City University of New York. He lives in New York and sometimes Los Angeles.

Cain Miller is a PhD student in cinema and media studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. His research focuses on masculinity and the male body in horror cinema.

Leah Richards is a professor of English at LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York. She has published articles on Bram Stoker's Dracula, Romero's Land of the Dead, and the penny dreadful on which Sweeney Todd is based, as well as several essays on vampires and zombies.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Not of the Living Dead (Paperback)
Éditeur : McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC
Date d'édition : 2023
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : new