The Gothic in Contemporary Literature and Popular Culture : Pop Goth.

This interdisciplinary collection brings together world leaders in Gothic Studies, offering dynamic new readings on popular Gothic cultural productions from the last decade. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: contemporary High Street Goth/ic fashion, Gothic performance and art festivals...

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Main Author: Edwards, Justin
Other Authors: Soltysik Monnet, Agnieszka
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction: From Goth/ic to Pop Goth; 1 Love Your Zombie: Horror, Ethics, Excess; 2 Vampires, Mad Scientists and the Unquiet Dead: Gothic Ubiquity in Post-9/11 US Television; 3 Being Human? Twenty-First-Century Monsters; 4 Gothic, Grabbit and Run: Carlos Ruiz Zafón and the Gothic Marketplace; 5 Bella's Promises: Adolescence and (Re)capitulation in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series; 6 ""I'll Be Whatever Gotham Needs Me to Be"": Batman, the Gothic and Popular Culture; 7 The Monstrous House of Gaga.
  • 8 Spectral Liturgy: Transgression, Ritual and Music in Gothic9 Under Their Own Steam: Magic, Science and Steampunk; 10 ""'Boo!' to Taboo"": Gothic Performance at British Festivals; 11 ""Forget Nu Rave, We're into Nu Grave!"": Styling Gothic in the Twenty-First Century; Contributors; Index.