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Description: Horror no matter the medium has always retained some influence of philosophy. Horror literature cinema comic books and television expose audiences to an "alien" reality playing with the logical mind and challenging "known" concepts such as normality reality family and animals. Both making strange what was previously familiar philosophy and horror feed each other. This edited collection investigates the intersections of horror and philosophical thinking spanning across media including literature cinema and television. Topics covered include the cinema of David Lynch; Scream and Alien: Resurrection; the relationships between Jorge Luis Borges and H. P. Lovecraft; horror authors Blake Crouch and Paul Tremblay; Indian film; the television series Atlanta; and the horror comic book Dylan Dog. Philosophers discussed include Julia Kristeva George Berkeley Michel Foucault and the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit. Using philosophies like posthumanism Afro - Pessimism and others it explores connections between nightmare allegories postmodern fragmentation the ahuman sublime and much more.
Title: Horror And Philosophy Essays On Their Intersection In Film Television And Literature
Brand: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Barcode: 9781476687605
Pages: 283 Pages, Notes, Bibliographies, Index
Publication Date: 11/17/2023
Category: Philosophy
Description: Horror no matter the medium has always retained some influence of philosophy. Horror literature cinema comic books and television expose audiences to an "alien" reality playing with the logical mind and challenging "known" concepts such as normality reality family and animals. Both making strange what was previously familiar philosophy and horror feed each other. This edited collection investigates the intersections of horror and philosophical thinking spanning across media including literature cinema and television. Topics covered include the cinema of David Lynch; Scream and Alien: Resurrection; the relationships between Jorge Luis Borges and H. P. Lovecraft; horror authors Blake Crouch and Paul Tremblay; Indian film; the television series Atlanta; and the horror comic book Dylan Dog. Philosophers discussed include Julia Kristeva George Berkeley Michel Foucault and the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit. Using philosophies like posthumanism Afro - Pessimism and others it explores connections between nightmare allegories postmodern fragmentation the ahuman sublime and much more.
Title: Horror And Philosophy Essays On Their Intersection In Film Television And Literature
Brand: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Barcode: 9781476687605
Pages: 283 Pages, Notes, Bibliographies, Index
Publication Date: 11/17/2023
Category: Philosophy
