Gender, Supernatural Beings, and the Liminality of Death
Author | : Rebecca Gibson |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2021-03-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781793641366 |
ISBN-13 | : 1793641366 |
Rating | : 4/5 (366 Downloads) |
Download or read book Gender, Supernatural Beings, and the Liminality of Death written by Rebecca Gibson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender, Supernatural Beings, and the Liminality of Death: Monstrous Males/Fatal Females examines representations of the supernatural dead to demonstrate shifts in the manifestation of gender. Including readings of East Asian detectives/cyborgs, Iranian vampires, and African zombies, among others, This collection offers a multi-faceted look at myth, legend, and popular culture representations of the gendered supernatural from a broad range of international contexts. The contributors show that, as creatures pass through the liminal space of death, their new supernatural forms challenge cultural conceptions of gender, masculinity, and femininity.