African American Gothic in the Era of Black Lives Matter

This Element explores twenty-first century Black Gothic literature and film as it responds to American anti-Blackness and as they illustrate a mode of Black Gothic fiction. It also examines the costs of waging war against racial oppression and the power of embracing 'monstrosity'.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. You already dead; 3. Making whiteness strange; 4. Becoming the monster; 5. Conclusion; Bibliography.

Summary

This Element explores twenty-first century Black Gothic literature and film as it responds to American anti-Blackness and as they illustrate a mode of Black Gothic fiction. It also examines the costs of waging war against racial oppression and the power of embracing 'monstrosity'.

Product details

• Authors: Maisha Wester, Maisha (Indiana University) Wester
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009571401
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0957140-1
• No. of pages: 82
• Series: Elements in the Gothic
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Film, TV & radio, Classic horror & ghost stories, Contemporary horror and ghost stories, Classic horror and ghost stories, Relating to African American / Black American people