UID:
almafu_9961234110102883
Format:
1 online resource (208 pages):
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illustrations ;
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780295751658
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0295751657
Series Statement:
New directions in Scandinavian studies
Content:
"In Menacing Environments, Benjamin Bigelow examines ecohorror as a film genre that generates fear and dread by dwelling on the threatening interconnectedness between humans and the environment. Though the combination of horror and the natural environment may be a counter-intuitive pairing for the region, the commercial and critical attention garnered by transnational Nordic ecohorror films such as Antichrist (dir. Lars von Trier, 2009) and Midsommar (dir. Ari Aster, 2019) shows that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is not always figured as innocent or benign"--
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction: Uncanny Ecologies --
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1. The Plague Is Here: Transcorporeal Body Horror in Epidemic --
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2. Abject Ecologies: Patriarchal Containment and Feminist Embodiment in Thelma --
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3. Men, Women, and Harpoons: Eco-isolationism and Transnationalism in Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre --
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4. Migrant Labors: Predatory Environmentalism and Eco-privilege in Shelley --
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5. Folk Horror and Folkhemmet: White Supremacy and Belonging in Midsommar --
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Conclusion: Nordic Ecohorror as Social Critique --
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Filmography --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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New Directions in Scandinavian Studies
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780295751641
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0295751649
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780295751634
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ISBN 0295751630
Language:
English
Keywords:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
DOI:
10.1515/9780295751658
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