This work studies the ways vampiric narratives explore the eco-friendly credentials of the undead. Many of these texts and films show the vampire to be an essential part of a global ecosystem and an organism that can no longer tolerate the all-consuming forces of globalization and consumerism. Re-examining Bram Stoker's Dracula and a range of other vampire narratives, primarily films, in a fresh light, this book reveals the nosferatu
as both a plague on humankind and the eco-warriors that planet Earth desperately needs.Les mer
Examines the ways vampiric narratives explore the eco-friendly credentials of the undead. Many of these texts and films show the vampire to be an essential part of a global ecosystem and an organism that can no longer tolerate the all-consuming forces of globalization and consumerism.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Dracula the Environmentalist: The Land Beyond the Forest
2. Vampiric Sustainability: The Undead Planet
3. Undead Eco-Warrior: The End of the World as We Know It
4. The End of the End: Consumerism Will Eat Itself
5. Vampire Ecosystems: It Came from Outer Space
Filmography
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Dracula the Environmentalist: The Land Beyond the Forest
2. Vampiric Sustainability: The Undead Planet
3. Undead Eco-Warrior: The End of the World as We Know It
4. The End of the End: Consumerism Will Eat Itself
5. Vampire Ecosystems: It Came from Outer Space
Filmography
Bibliography
Index
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781476676227
Publisert
2020-05-25
Utgiver
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
295 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
215
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