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Full Description
A transnational and transmedia companion to the post-millennial Gothic
Key Features
Covers key areas and themes of the post-millennial Gothic as well as developments in the field and revisions of the Gothic traditionConsitutes the first thematic compendium to this area with a transmedia (literature, film and television) and transnational approachCovers a plurality of texts, from novels such as Stephenie Meyer's Twilight (2005), Helen Oyeyemi's White Is for Witching (2009), Justin Cronin's The Passage (2010) and M.R. Carey's The Girl with All the Gifts (2014), to films such as Kairo (2001), Juan of the Dead (2012) and The Darkside (2013), to series such as Dante's Cove (2005-7), Hemlock Grove (2013-15), Penny Dreadful (2014-16) Black Mirror (2011-) and even the Slenderman mythos.
This resource in contemporary Gothic literature, film and television takes a thematic approach, providing insights into the many forms the Gothic has taken in the twenty-first century. The 20 newly commissioned chapters cover emerging and expanding research areas, such as digital technologies, queer identity, the New Weird and postfeminism. They also discuss contemporary Gothic monsters - including zombies, vampires and werewolves - and highlight Ethnogothic forms such as Asian and Black Diasporic Gothic.
Contents
AcknowledgementsIntroduction: The Gothic in the Twenty-first Century, Maisha Wester and Xavier Aldana Reyes
PART 1 UPDATING THE TRADITION
1. Postcolonial Gothic - Sarah Ilott
2. Queer Gothic - Andrew J. Owens
3. Postfeminist Gothic - Gina Wisker
4. Neoliberal Gothic - Linnie Blake
5. Gothic Digital Technologies - Joseph Crawford
PART 2 CONTEMPORARY MONSTERS
6. Contemporary Zombies - Xavier Aldana Reyes
7. Contemporary Vampires - Sorcha Ní Fhlainn
8. Contemporary Serial Killers - Bernice M. Murphy
9. Contemporary Ghosts - Murray Leeder
10. Contemporary Werewolves - Kaja Franck and Sam George
PART 3 CONTEMPORARY SUBGENRES
11. The New Weird - Carl H. Sederholm
12. Ecogothic - Sharae Deckard
13. Gothic Comedy - Catherine Spooner
14. Steampunk - Claire Nally
15. Posthuman Gothic - Anya Heise-von der Lippe
PART 4 ETHNOGOTHIC
16. South African Gothic - Rebecca Duncan
17. Asian Gothic - Katarzyna Ancuta
18. Latin American Gothic - Enrique Ajuria Ibarra
19. Aboriginal Gothic - Katrin Althans
20. Black Diasporic Gothic - Maisha Wester
Notes on the ContributorsIndex.



