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Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2022-06-28. paperback. Used: Good.

Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2022-06-28. paperback. Used:Good.

Minneapolis,, 2022. First Edition. Paperback.. Tight, clean and unread copy. Fine.. 8vo. pp: xxvi, 337. Original publisher's paper covers. Illustrated in black and white.ISBN: 9781517911232

Paperback / softback. New. An urgent volume of essays engages the Gothic to advance important perspectives on our geological era What can the Gothic teach us about our current geological era? More than just spooky, moonlit castles and morbid graveyards, the Gothic represents a vibrant, emergent perspective on the Anthropocene. In this volume, more than a dozen scholars move beyond longstanding perspectives on the Anthropocene-such as science fiction and apocalyptic narratives-to show that the Gothic offers a unique (and dark) interpretation of events like climate change, diminished ecosystems, and mass extinction. Embracing pop cultural phenomena like True Detective, Jaws, and Twin Peaks, as well as topics from the New Weird and prehistoric shark fiction to ruin porn and the "monstroscene," Dark Scenes from Damaged Earth demonstrates the continuing vitality of the Gothic while opening important new paths of inquiry. These essays map a genealogy of the Gothic while providing… Read More

Univ of Minnesota Pr, 2022. Paperback. New. 392 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches.