The Metaphor Of The Monster

Author : Keith A. Moser,Karina Zelaya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1501364367

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The Metaphor of the Monster offers fresh perspectives and a variety of disciplinary approaches to the ever-broadening field of monster studies. The eclectic group of contributors to this volume represents areas of study not generally considered under the purview of monster studies, including world literature, classical studies, philosophy, ecocriticism, animal ethics, and gender studies. Combining historical overviews with contemporary and global outlooks, this volume recontextualizes the monstrous entities that have always haunted the human imagination in the age of the Anthropocene. It also invites reflection on new forms of monstrosity in an era epitomized by an unprecedented deluge of (mis)information. Uniting researchers from varied academic backgrounds in a common effort to challenge the monstrous labels that have historically been imposed upon "the Other," this book endeavors above all to bring the monster out of the shadows and into the light of moral consideration.

Author : Keith Moser,Karina Zelaya
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781501364358

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The Metaphor of the Monster by Keith Moser,Karina Zelaya Pdf

The Metaphor of the Monster offers fresh perspectives and a variety of disciplinary approaches to the ever-broadening field of monster studies. The eclectic group of contributors to this volume represents areas of study not generally considered under the purview of monster studies, including world literature, classical studies, philosophy, ecocriticism, animal ethics, and gender studies. Combining historical overviews with contemporary and global outlooks, this volume recontextualizes the monstrous entities that have always haunted the human imagination in the age of the Anthropocene. It also invites reflection on new forms of monstrosity in an era epitomized by an unprecedented deluge of (mis)information. Uniting researchers from varied academic backgrounds in a common effort to challenge the monstrous labels that have historically been imposed upon "the Other," this book endeavors above all to bring the monster out of the shadows and into the light of moral consideration.

Author : Niall Scott
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789042022539

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Monsters and the Monstrous by Niall Scott Pdf

Emerging from depths comes a series of papers dealing with one of the most significant creations that reflects on and critiques human existence. Both a warning and a demonstration, the monster as myth and metaphor provides an articulation of human imagination that toys with the permissible and impermissible. Monsters from zombies to cuddly cartoon characters, emerging from sewers, from pages of literature, propaganda posters, movies and heavy metal, all are covered in this challenging, scholarly collection. This volume the third in the series presents a marvellous collection of studies on the metaphor of the monster in literature, cinema, music, culture, philosophy, history and politics. Both historical reflection and concerns of our time are addressed with clarity and written in an accessible manner providing appeal for the scholar and lay reader alike. This eclectic collection will be of interest to academics and students working in a range of disciplines, such as cultural studies, film studies, political theory, philosophy and literature studies.

Author : Walter Dean Myers
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780061975028

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Monster by Walter Dean Myers Pdf

This New York Times bestselling novel from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial. Presented as a screenplay of Steve's own imagination, and peppered with journal entries, the book shows how one single decision can change our whole lives. Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story that was the first-ever Michael L. Printz Award recipient, an ALA Best Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor selection, and a National Book Award finalist. Monster is now a major motion picture called All Rise and starring Jennifer Hudson, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Nas, and A$AP Rocky. The late Walter Dean Myers was a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, who was known for his commitment to realistically depicting kids from his hometown of Harlem.

Author : Keith Moser,Karina Zelaya
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501364341

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The Metaphor of the Monster by Keith Moser,Karina Zelaya Pdf

The Metaphor of the Monster offers fresh perspectives and a variety of disciplinary approaches to the ever-broadening field of monster studies. The eclectic group of contributors to this volume represents areas of study not generally considered under the purview of monster studies, including world literature, classical studies, philosophy, ecocriticism, animal ethics, and gender studies. Combining historical overviews with contemporary and global outlooks, this volume recontextualizes the monstrous entities that have always haunted the human imagination in the age of the Anthropocene. It also invites reflection on new forms of monstrosity in an era epitomized by an unprecedented deluge of (mis)information. Uniting researchers from varied academic backgrounds in a common effort to challenge the monstrous labels that have historically been imposed upon "the Other," this book endeavors above all to bring the monster out of the shadows and into the light of moral consideration.

Author : Paul A. Porter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Animals in the Bible
ISBN : IND:39000000891361

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Metaphors and Monsters by Paul A. Porter Pdf

Author : Michelle Knudsen
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781536219357

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Marilyn's Monster by Michelle Knudsen Pdf

The best-selling author of Library Lion pairs with award-winning illustrator Matt Phelan to create a picture book gem with an unexpected twist. The best-selling author of Library Lion pairs with award-winning illustrator Matt Phelan to create a picture book gem with an unexpected twist. A lot of Marilyn’s friends have monsters. It’s the latest thing. Each one is just right for its boy or girl. Marilyn really wants a monster, too, but despite her efforts to be the kind of girl no monster could resist, hers just doesn’t come. What could be taking it so long? Everyone knows you just have to wait for your monster – but the spunky and determined Marilyn thinks there may just be other ways that things can work. Matt Phelan’s expressive artwork brings Michelle Knudsen’s appealing cast of children and monsters to life, creating a sweet, warm tale of friendship perfect for sharing.

Author : David McNally
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004201576

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Monsters of the Market by David McNally Pdf

"Monsters of the Market" investigates modern capitalism through the prism of the body panics it arouses. Examining "Frankenstein," Marx s "Capital" and zombie fables from sub-Saharan Africa, it offers a novel account of the cultural and corporeal economy of global capitalism.

Author : Daniela Carpi
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110653588

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Monsters and Monstrosity by Daniela Carpi Pdf

Every culture knows the phenomenon of monsters, terrifying creatures that represent complete alterity and challenge every basic notion of self and identity within a cultural paradigm. In Latin and Greek culture, the monster was created as a marvel, appearing as something which, like transgression itself, did not belong to the assumed natural order of things. Therefore, it could only be created by a divinity responsible for its creation, composition, goals and stability, but it was triggered by some in- or non-human action performed by humans. The identification of something as monstrous denotes its place outside and beyond social norms and values. The monster-evoking transgression is most often indistinguishable from reactions to the experience of otherness, merging the limits of humanity with the limits of a given culture. The topic entails a large intersection among the cultural domains of law, literature, philosophy, anthropology, and technology. Monstrosity has indeed become a necessary condition of our existence in the 21st century: it serves as a representation of change itself. In the process of analysis there are three theoretical approaches: psychoanalytical, representational, ontological. The volume therefore aims at examining the concept of monstrosity from three main perspectives: technophobic, xenophobic, superdiversity. Today’s globalized world is shaped in the unprecedented phenomenon of international migration. The resistance to this phenomenon causes the demonization of the Other, seen as the antagonist and the monster. The monster becomes therefore the ethnic Other, the alien. To reach this new perspective on monstrosity we must start by examining the many facets of monstrosity, also diachronically: from the philological origin of the term to the Roman and classical viewpoint, from the Renaissance medical perspective to the religious background, from the new filmic exploitations in the 20th and 21st centuries to the very recent ethnological and anthropological points of view, to the latest technological perspective , dealing with artificial intelligence.

Author : Wesley King
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780143197829

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Laura Monster Crusher by Wesley King Pdf

Lord of the Rings meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets The Duff in this funny, fast-paced tale of middle-school monsters, self-image, and, oh yeah, actual monsters that want to kill everyone. Laura Ledwick is... well... large. The kids at school don't let her forget it, and call her by various names: Laura Largebottom, Laura Lardo, Lots of Laura--you get the idea. When Laura's family moves to the next town over before eighth grade, she expects more of the same. What she doesn't expect are the snake-like yellow eyes watching her from the forest. Or the mysterious rattling in her closet. Or finally making real friends for the first time. Or handsome uber-nerd Liam R. Kelp, who might just be the cutest boy to ever wear a Science Is Cool T-shirt. But when Laura finally discovers the source of the rattling, things take on a whole new level of weird. It turns out Laura has just been given the most important job in the world: Monster Crusher. Her role is simple: protect the earth from the horrors beneath their feet. Eighth grade is about to get a lot more interesting.

Author : Miriam Prätsch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798572944020

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My Monsters by Miriam Prätsch Pdf

Children's book about fears, worries, sadness, and other unpleasant emotions: Our monsters are our feelings, which we do not like to feel and perceive as unpleasant and bad, like fear or sadness. We want to get rid of these feelings and be happy, but it is always good and evil in life. To have no more unpleasant feelings at all is not possible until we no longer live. "My monsters" is a story for all children and all adults. Because we all have monsters that accompany us. The book is a metaphor, inspired by an imagination exercise from acceptance and commitment therapy, packaged in a therapeutic picture story suitable for children and adults. About the author: Miriam Prätsch is a psychologist and behavioral psychotherapist for children and young people. She loves the creative work with the little patients and is convinced that picture books are suitable for children. Stories and metaphors help everyone, young and old, to better understand their difficulties, resources, and themselves.

Author : Elizabeth Young
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814797150

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Black Frankenstein by Elizabeth Young Pdf

For all the scholarship devoted to Mary Shelley's English novel Frankenstein, there has been surprisingly little attention paid to its role in American culture, and virtually none to its racial resonances in the United States. In Black Frankenstein, Elizabeth Young identifies and interprets the figure of a black American Frankenstein monster as it appears with surprising frequency throughout nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. culture, in fiction, film, essays, oratory, painting, and other media, and in works by both whites and African Americans. Black Frankenstein stories, Young argues, effect four kinds of racial critique: they humanize the slave; they explain, if not justify, black violence; they condemn the slaveowner; and they expose the instability of white power. The black Frankenstein's monster has served as a powerful metaphor for reinforcing racial hierarchy—and as an even more powerful metaphor for shaping anti-racist critique. Illuminating the power of parody and reappropriation, Black Frankenstein tells the story of a metaphor that continues to matter to literature, culture, aesthetics, and politics.

Author : Emil Sherbet
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781329067608

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The Nameless Monster by Emil Sherbet Pdf

What is the Nameless Monster? Some may call it the dark passenger, it goes by many names and its seeks a name as it devours those who cannot restrain themselves. Will you let the monster have your name? This book shows the insidiousness of how the Nameless Monster affects our society as a whole. Be aware so that you do not let the monster consume you as you walk the path of Illumination during the ushering of the Golden Age of Enlightenment.

Author : Peter J. Adams
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000860689

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Monster Metaphors by Peter J. Adams Pdf

This book explores ways in which common metaphors can play a detrimental role in everyday life; how they can grow in outsized importance to dominate their respective terrains and push out alternative perspectives; and how forms of resistance might act to contain their dominance. The volume begins by unpacking the dynamics of metaphors, their power and influence and the ways in which they are bolstered by other rhetorical devices. Adams draws on four case studies to illustrate their destructive impact when they eclipse other points of view—the metaphor of mental illness; the metaphor of free-flowing markets; the metaphor of the mind as a mirror and the metaphor of men as naturally superior. Taken together, these examples prompt further reflection on the beneficiaries of these "monster metaphors" and how they promote such metaphors to serve their own interests but also on ways forward for challenging their dominance, strategies for preventing their rise and ways of creating space for alternatives. This book will be of interest to scholars interested in the study of metaphor, across such fields as linguistics, rhetoric and media studies.

Author : Stephen T. Asma
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780199798094

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On Monsters by Stephen T. Asma Pdf

"A comprehensive modern-day bestiary."--The New Yorker