Bringing Light to Twilight: Perspectives on a Pop Culture Phenomenon

Bringing Light to Twilight: Perspectives on a Pop Culture Phenomenon

by Giselle Liza Anatol (Editor)

Synopsis

The essays in this collection use the interpretative lens to interrogate the meanings of Meyer's books, making a compelling case for the cultural relevance of Twilight and providing insights on how we can read popular culture to our best advantage.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 258
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 08 Jul 2011

ISBN 10: 0230110681
ISBN 13: 9780230110687

Media Reviews

A timely collection of scholarly essays on Stephanie Meyer s enormously popular Twilight series which, for better or for worse, has fundamentally altered our reading and understanding of vampires . . .a valuable resource for academics and non-academics alike, not only to trace the cultural and literary impact of the Twilight series, but also to help provide clear literary analysis and cultural contextualization. - Franz J. Potter, Associate Professor, National University

Shattering the notion that Twilight is not worthy of academic study, Bringing Light to Twilight offers diverse array of approaches to the saga from a wide range of disciplines. An illuminating analysis of the series, this anthology is a discerning response to the Twilight phenomenon and a must-read for scholars of popular culture, media studies, and literature. - Natalie Wilson, author of Seduced by Twilight: The Allure and Contradictory Messages of the Popular Saga

Author Bio
GISELLE LIZA ANATOL is Associate Professor of English at the University of Kansas, USA, and the editor of two previous books, Reading Harry Potter: Critical Essays (Praeger 2003) and Reading Harry Potter Again: New Critical Essays (Praeger 2009). She has published extensively on representations of motherhood in contemporary Caribbean literature, and representations of race and ethnicity in contemporary children's literature. She has blogged about her research into the Twilight phenomenon for the University of Stirling's web forum, 'The Gothic Imagination.'