Hideous Progeny: Disability, Eugenics, and Classic Horror Cinema (Film And Culture Ser.) (PDF)
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- Synopsis
- Twisted bodies, deformed faces, aberrant behavior, and abnormal desires characterized the hideous creatures of classic Hollywood horror, which thrilled audiences with their sheer grotesqueness. Most critics have interpreted these traits as symptoms of sexual repression or as metaphors for other kinds of marginalized identities, yet Angela M. Smith conducts a richer investigation into the period's social and cultural preoccupations. She finds instead a fascination with eugenics and physical and cognitive debility in the narrative and spectacle of classic 1930s horror, heightened by the viewer's desire for visions of vulnerability and transformation.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9780231157162
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780231157179
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 09/14/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Columbia University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Entertainment, Horror, Art and Architecture
- Submitted By:
- Julia Simmons
- Proofread By:
- Julia Simmons
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.