Twenty-First-Century Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion

by Maisha Wester (Editor), Xavier Aldana Reyes (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474440929
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	07/01/2019
Series:	Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)

About the Author

Maisha Wester is Associate Professor in the Department of American Studies and Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Indiana University.

Xavier Aldana Reyes is Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Film at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction: 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 Contributors
Index.

What People are Saying About This

University of Arizona Jerrold E. Hogle

Sweepingly comprehensive and well-organised into twenty definitive essays, this collection is the book for orienting students, teachers and lay readers to the multifarious forms the Gothic has taken since 2000 – while revealing the earlier roots and cultural conflicts behind each – across a wide range of media and all over the world.

University of Stirling Justin D. Edwards

This is an excellent resource for scholars and students of contemporary Gothic literature and culture. With chapters by world-leading experts on cutting-edge topics such as digital Gothic, posthuman Gothic, steampunk, the New Weird and many more, this book will be a go-to volume for many years to come.

Editorial Reviews

Sweepingly comprehensive and well-organised into twenty definitive essays, this collection is the book for orienting students, teachers and lay readers to the multifarious forms the Gothic has taken since 2000 – while revealing the earlier roots and cultural conflicts behind each – across a wide range of media and all over the world.

University of Arizona Jerrold E. Hogle

This is an excellent resource for scholars and students of contemporary Gothic literature and culture. With chapters by world-leading experts on cutting-edge topics such as digital Gothic, posthuman Gothic, steampunk, the New Weird and many more, this book will be a go-to volume for many years to come.

University of Stirling Justin D. Edwards