A Critical Companion to Wes Craven
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In A Critical Companion to Wes Craven, contributors use a variety of theoretical frameworks to analyze distinct areas of Craven’s work, including ecology, auteurism, philosophy, queer studies, and trauma. This book covers both the successes and failures contained in Craven’s extensive filmography, ultimately revealing a variegated portrait of his career. Scholars of film studies, horror, and ecology will find this book particularly interesting.
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Table of Contents
Introduction. Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni and John Darowski
Part I: Space, Time, Urbanities
1. “Destabilizing Safety: Space, Place, and Risk in Craven's Last House on the Left, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Red Eye.” Jacob Babb
2. ““What If?” The Unrealized in Wes Craven's The Twilight Zone (1985) and Nightmare Cafe.” Emiliano Aguilar
3. “Ruined Landscapes, the EcoGothic and Eco-Horror in the Early Films of Wes Craven: Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, Deadly Blessing, Swamp Thing, The Hills Have Eyes II.” Michael Stock
4. “Nowhere Is Safe: Suburban Terror in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Shocker and Scream.” Daniel P. Compora
Part II: Traumatic Aspects
5. “Teenage alienation and Fractured Identities: Re-evaluating Wes Craven's My Soul to Take.” Reece Goodall
6. “Wes Craven and BIPOC Horror: Contrasting The People Under the Stairs with The Possession of Joel Delaney.” Joshua W. Katz, Taksala Abeygunawardena, Natalie O'Reilly, Brenan R.R. Smith and Todd G. Morrison
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Product details
| Published | Aug 08 2023 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781978789432 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Series | Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Directors |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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