{"product_id":"9789819949670","title":"Contemporary Horror on Screen An Evolving Visual Narrative","description":"\u003ch1\u003eContemporary Horror on Screen\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Evolving Visual Narrative\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSarah Baker | Amanda Rutherford | Richard Pamatatau\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Popular Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book highlights how horror in film and television creates platforms to address distinct areas of modern-day concern. In examining the prevalence of dark tropes in contemporary horror films such as \u003ci\u003eGet Out, Annabelle: Creation, A Quiet Place, Hereditary \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Nun\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as series such as \u003ci\u003eStranger Things, American Horror Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, amongst numerous others, the authors contend that we are witnessing the emergence of a ‘horror renaissance’. They posit that horror films or programmes, once widely considered to be a low form of popular culture entertainment, can contain deeper meanings or subtext and are increasingly covering serious subject matter. This book thus explores how horror is utilised as a tool to explore social and political anxieties of the cultural moment and is thus presented as a site for contestation, exploration and expansion to discuss present-day fears. It demonstrates how contemporary horror reflects the horror of modern-day life, be it political, biological, social or environmental. A vital contribution to studies of the horror genre in contemporary culture, and the effect it has on social anxieties in a threatening and seemingly apocalyptic time for the world, this is a vital text for students and researchers in popular culture, film, television and media studies.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Sarah Baker is Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. She is Co-founder of the AUT Popular Culture Centre and Member of JMAD and the AUT Media Observatory Group. She is Senior Fellow and Member of the AUT Academy. Her extensive research interests include television and film in mediated popular culture focusing on the gothic, horror, sexuality and gender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmanda Rutherford is Lecturer in the School of Communication Studies and the School of Language and Culture at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. She is Member of the Gothic Association of New Zealand and Australia, the Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand, the International Gothic Association, and the Pacific Modern and Ancient Language Association. She publishes predominantly in the area of mediated popular culture, gothic and horror, and fairy-tale.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Pamatatau is Tenured Journalism Academic at AUT University and Programme Leader in the Journalism Department at the School of Communication Studies. He is Member of the School of Communication Studies' social media, popular cultures and political reporting research groups and Member of the sponsorship and media committee. He has a Master of Creative Writing with First-Class Honours from Auckland University and is completing a Ph.D. in Poetry at Massey University. He is also Member of the Auckland Museum Pacific Advisory Board and its subcommittee and Member of the NZ Institute of Directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 September 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819949670\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e234\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53323114152076,"sku":"9789819949670","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819949670.jpg?v=1787250895","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789819949670","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}