Description: Interdisciplinary Essays on Monsters and the Monstrous: Imagining Monsters to Understand our Socio-Political and Psycho-Emotional Realities (Emerald Interdisciplinary Connexions) [Hardcover] Schotanus, M. Susanne Product Overview Monsters show us our deepest fears and anxieties, our discomfort with difference, and our simultaneous repulsion with and fascination for the other. Understanding that the concept of the monster can be a political tool used to dehumanize opponents and a psychological tool that can help us reconsider our beliefs, Interdisciplinary Essays on Monsters and the Monstrous analyses and explores the enduring influence and imagery of monsters and the monstrous on human societies.Introducing the innovative practice of “imagining monsters” as a way to rethink the key organizing principles in our society that we have traditionally taken for granted, the authors explore not only what monsters are but, most importantly, what monsters reveal about us. This cutting-edge collection of chapters challenges us to contradict worldviews, such as the binary of gender, that have organized our thinking for millennia. Showcasing discussions loaded with ontological, ideological, socio-political, and aesthetic implications, the monstrous is rendered uncannily familiar as our own public and domestic socio-political and psycho-emotional realities are subjected to scrutiny.Launching a critical question: when faced with an existential threat, what can we do? The authors show us how the study of monsters and monstrosity is perfectly positioned to answer. Tackling this question from a unique interdisciplinary scope, the research presented in the chapters are interesting reading for a variety of researchers interested in monsters and the monstrous from across sub-disciplines. Read more Details Publisher : Emerald Publishing Limited (October 20, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 268 pages ISBN-10 : 1801170282 ISBN-13 : 84 Item Weight : 15.2 ounces Dimensions : 5.98 x 0.65 x 9.02 inches Best Sellers Rank: #9,892,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3,724 in Sociology of Social Theory #6,431 in Media Studies (Books) #7,225 in Gender Studies (Books) #3,724 in Sociology of Social Theory #6,431 in Media Studies (Books) Stock Photos Please Note: All of our book listings use stock photos unless otherwise stated. Please read our descriptions for accurate conditions and editions, don't use the photos! Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 1801170282
ISBN10: 1801170282
ISBN13: 9781801170284
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Number of Pages: 268 Pages
Publication Name: Interdisciplinary Essays on Monsters and the Monstrous : Imagining Monsters to Understand Our Socio-Political and Psycho-Emotional Realities
Language: English
Publisher: Emerald Publishing The Limited
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: Media Studies, Gender Studies, Sociology / Social Theory
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.9 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Social Science
Author: M. Susanne Schotanus
Series: Emerald Interdisciplinary Connexions Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
