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Plant horror : approaches to the monstrous vegetal in fiction and film

Title
Plant horror : approaches to the monstrous vegetal in fiction and film / Dawn Keetley, Angela Tenge, editors.
Publication
  • London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
  • ©2016

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Description
xxiv, 278 pages: illustrations (some color); 22 cm
Summary
This collection explores artistic representations of vegetal life that imperil human life, voicing anxieties about our relationship to other life forms with which we share the earth. From medieval manuscript illustrations to modern works of science fiction and horror, plants that manifest monstrous agency defy human control, challenge anthropocentric perception, and exact a violent vengeance for our blind and exploitative practices. Plant Horror explores how depictions of monster plants reveal concerns about the viability of our prevailing belief systems and dominant ideologies— as well as a deep-seated fear about human vulnerability in an era of deepening ecological crisis. Films discussed include The Day of the Triffids, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Wicker Man, Swamp Thing, and The Happening.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
MFL 17-1515
ISBN
  • 1137570628
  • 9781137570628
  • 9781137570635 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
948547385
Title
Plant horror : approaches to the monstrous vegetal in fiction and film / Dawn Keetley, Angela Tenge, editors.
Publisher
London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
MFL 17-1515
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