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The Dread of Difference

Paperback • 2011 • English

The Dread of Difference

By Barry Keith Grant

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About the book

An undying procession of sons of Dracula and daughters of darkness has animated the horror film genre from the beginning. Indeed, in this pioneering exploration of the cinema of fear, Barry Keith Grant and twenty other film critics posit that horror is always rooted in gender, particularly in anxieties about sexual difference and gender politics. The book opens with the influential theoretical works of Linda Williams, Carol J. Clover, and Barbara Creed. Subsequent essays explore the history of t...Show more

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9780292727946

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

The Dread of Difference

Format

Paperback

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