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Informationen zum Autor Justin D Edwards is Chair of Gothic Studies at the University of Stirling. He is co-president of the International Gothic Association and the author or co-author of several books, including Grotesque (2013) Mobility at Large (2012), Postcolonial Literature (2008), Gothic Canada: Reading the Spectre of a National Literature (2005), Gothic Passages: Racial Ambiguity and the American Gothic (2003) and Exotic Journeys: Exploring the Erotics of U.S. Travel Literature (2001). Johan Höglund is Associate Professor of English at Linnaeus University. He is also Director of the Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, member of the board of the Advanced Cultural Studies Institute of Sweden, and of the editorial board of Transtext(e)s Transcultures. He has published extensively on the relationship between imperialism and popular culture as it manifests in a number of different historical and national settings. Klappentext Traditions in World Cinema Edited by Linda Badley and R. Barton Palmer B-Movie Gothic: International Perspectives Edited by Justin D. Edwards & Johan Höglund 'This book takes head-on the complex question of the relationship between Gothic as a Western-origin art form and the rise of indigenous film of the supernatural and the eerie across cultures and continents. Its focus on the B-movie is adeptly handled by a variety of distinguished critics, raising important questions about internationalisation and local development. There are many dark gems revealed here, and expertly and engagingly discussed.' David Punter, University of Bristol Following the Second World War, low-budget B-movies that explored and exploited Gothic narratives and aesthetics became a significant cinematic expression of social and cultural anxieties. Influencing new trends in European, Asian and African filmmaking, these films carried on the tradition established by the Gothic novel, and yet they remain part of a largely neglected subject. B-Movie Gothic: International Perspectives examines the influence of Gothic B-movies on the cinematic traditions of the United States, Britain, Scandinavia, Spain, Turkey, Japan, Hong Kong and India, highlighting their transgressive, transnational and provocative nature. The contributors show how B-movie Gothic is a relentlessly creative form, filled with political tensions and moving from shocking conservatism to profound social critique. Justin D. Edwards is Professor in the Division of Literature and Languages, University of Stirling. Johan Höglund is Associate Professor of English at Linnaeus University. Cover image: poster for Them, 1954 (c) Warner Bros. International Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-2344-1 Barcode Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction Justin D Edwards and Johan Höglund Section I: AmericaChapter One: Its, Blobs and Things: Gothic Beings Out of Time, Justin D Edwards Chapter Two: Re-Scripting Blaxploitation Horror: Ganja and Hess and the Gothic Mode, Maisha WesterChapter Three: Alucardas and Alucardos: Vampiric Obsessions, Gothic, and Mexican Cult Horror Cinema, Enrique Ajuria IbarraChapter Four: Gothic Forests and Mangroves: Ecological Disasters in Zombio and Mangue Negro, Daniel Serravalle de Sá Section II: EuropeChapter Five: Mummies, Vampires, and Doppelgangers: Hammer's B-Movies and Classic Gothic Fiction, John Edgar BrowningChapter Six: Fantaterror: Gothic Monsters in the Golden Age of Spanish B-Movie Horror, 1968-80, Xavier Aldana ReyesChapter Seven: Austro-Trash, Class, and the Urban Environment: The Politics of Das Ding aus der Mur and its Prequel, Michael FuchsChapter Eight: Wither the Present, Wither the Past: The Low Budget Gothic Horror of Stockholm Syndrome Films, Johan HöglundChapter Nine: Turkish B-movie Gothic: Making the Undead Turkish in Ölüler K...
