The Gothic in Contemporary Literature and Popular Culture

Pop Goth

• Author(s): Justin Edwards, Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 212
• ISBN_10: 1136337873
  ISBN_13: 9781136337871
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / Gothic & Romance , Social Science / Popular Culture , Performing Arts / General , Literary Criticism / General , History / General , Social Science / Media Studies ,

Description:...

This interdisciplinary collection brings together world leaders in Gothic Studies, offering dynamic new readings on popular Gothic cultural productions from the last decade. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: contemporary High Street Goth/ic fashion, Gothic performance and art festivals, Gothic popular fiction from Twilight to Shadow of the Wind, Goth/ic popular music, Goth/ic on TV and film, new trends like Steampunk, well-known icons Batman and Lady Gaga, and theorizations of popular Gothic monsters (from zombies and vampires to werewolves and ghosts) in an age of terror/ism.