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Bigelow Benjamin (College teacher) |
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Menacing Environments : Ecohorror in Contemporary Nordic Cinema / / Benjamin Bigelow |
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Seattle : , : University of Washington Press, , 2023 |
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©2023 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations ; |
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Collana |
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New directions in Scandinavian studies |
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Nature in motion pictures |
Motion pictures |
Horror films |
Environmental protection and motion pictures |
Horror films - Scandinavia - History and criticism |
Motion pictures - Scandinavia - History |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
Scandinavia |
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Monografia |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Uncanny Ecologies -- 1. The Plague Is Here: Transcorporeal Body Horror in Epidemic -- 2. Abject Ecologies: Patriarchal Containment and Feminist Embodiment in Thelma -- 3. Men, Women, and Harpoons: Eco-isolationism and Transnationalism in Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre -- 4. Migrant Labors: Predatory Environmentalism and Eco-privilege in Shelley -- 5. Folk Horror and Folkhemmet: White Supremacy and Belonging in Midsommar -- Conclusion: Nordic Ecohorror as Social Critique -- Filmography -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- New Directions in Scandinavian Studies |
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"In Menacing Environments, Benjamin Bigelow examines ecohorror as a film genre that generates fear and dread by dwelling on the threatening interconnectedness between humans and the environment. Though the |
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