03773oam 22007454a 450 991073729850332120240708183751.09780295751658029575165710.1515/9780295751658(CKB)28102822600041(OCoLC)1395536484(MdBmJHUP)musev2_114145(MiAaPQ)EBC7283442(Au-PeEL)EBL7283442(DE-B1597)726030(DE-B1597)9780295751658(Perlego)4252940(EXLCZ)992810282260004120230308d2023 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMenacing Environments Ecohorror in Contemporary Nordic Cinema /Benjamin Bigelow1st ed.Seattle :University of Washington Press,2023.©2023.1 online resource (208 pages)illustrations ;New directions in Scandinavian studies9780295751641 0295751649 9780295751634 0295751630 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"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 combination of horror and the natural environment may be a counter-intuitive pairing for the region, the commercial and critical attention garnered by transnational Nordic ecohorror films such as Antichrist (dir. Lars von Trier, 2009) and Midsommar (dir. Ari Aster, 2019) shows that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is not always figured as innocent or benign"--Provided by publisher.New Directions in Scandinavian StudiesNature in motion picturesfastMotion picturesfastHorror filmsfastEnvironmental protection and motion picturesfastNature in motion picturesEnvironmental protection and motion picturesHorror filmsScandinaviaHistory and criticismMotion picturesScandinaviaHistoryScandinaviafastCriticism, interpretation, etc.Nature in motion pictures.Motion pictures.Horror films.Environmental protection and motion pictures.Nature in motion pictures.Environmental protection and motion pictures.Horror filmsHistory and criticism.Motion picturesHistory.791.430948Bigelow Benjamin(College teacher),1429020The TOME initiative and the generous support of the University of Minnesotafndhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fndMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910737298503321Menacing Environments3567026UNINA