| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 214 pages) |
| Series |
At the interface, probing the boundaries |
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At the interface/probing the boundaries.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Cultural materialisation of fear, horror, terror -- pt. 2. Fear, horror and politics -- pt. 3. Fear, horror and literature |
| Summary |
The tropes of fear, horror and terror have come to play a dominant role the analysis of contemporary social life. The predominance of fear, as the frame through which we narrativize experience, can be perceived readily echoing across various fields from theoretical research, to the mass media, to the quotidian. Despite the commonly held view that fear is a primitive and universal affect, its definition, potential value, and perceived effects vary wildly in each instance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Fear.
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Fear in motion pictures.
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Fear in literature.
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Horror films.
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Horror in literature.
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fear.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Emotions.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief, Bereavement.
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Fear
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Fear in literature
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Fear in motion pictures
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Horror films
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Horror in literature
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Canini, Mikko.
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| ISBN |
9789042030855 |
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9042030852 |
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9789042030848 |
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9042030844 |
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