Barry Keith Grant
The Dread of Difference (Texas Film & Media Studies Series)
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780292772458
- author:
- Barry Keith Grant
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Texas Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 580
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 3.8 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Music, Stage & Screen, Film, Film Genres
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Dread of Difference explores the intersection of gender and horror film. This influential study has been widely read and is frequently circulated among scholars and students of the genre.
A new edition expands the coverage of recent developments in the field, including the Hostel series and torture porn. The book provides an informative and enlightening analysis of the relationship between sexuality and the monstrous in horror films.
Written by distinguished scholars, this updated study offers a valuable introduction to current thinking on gender issues in horror movies.
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