The Gothic in Contemporary Literature and Popular Culture: Pop Goth (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)

The Gothic in Contemporary Literature and Popular Culture: Pop Goth (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature)

by Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet (Editor), JustinEdwards (Editor)

Synopsis

This interdisciplinary collection brings together world leaders in Gothic Studies, offering dynamic new readings on popular Gothic cultural productions from the last decade. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: contemporary High Street Goth/ic fashion, Gothic performance and art festivals, Gothic popular fiction from Twilight to Shadow of the Wind, Goth/ic popular music, Goth/ic on TV and film, new trends like Steampunk, well-known icons Batman and Lady Gaga, and theorizations of popular Gothic monsters (from zombies and vampires to werewolves and ghosts) in an age of terror/ism.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 212
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11 Jun 2012

ISBN 10: 0415806763
ISBN 13: 9780415806763

Author Bio
Justin D. Edwards is Professor of English at the University of Surrey, UK. Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet is Professor of American Literature at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.