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The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture,Used
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The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture investigates the emergence and meaning of the cult of death. Over the last three decades, Halloween has grown to rival Christmas in its popularity. Dark tourism has emerged as a rapidly expanding industry. Corpse chic and skull style have entered mainstream fashion, while elements of gothic, horror, torture porn, and slasher movies have streamed into more conventional genres. Monsters have become pop culture heroes: vampires, zombies, and serial killers now appeal broadly to audiences of all ages. This book breaks new ground by viewing these phenomena as aspects of a single movement and documenting its development in contemporary Western culture.This book links the mounting demand for images of violent death with dramatic changes in deathrelated social rituals. It offers a conceptual framework that connects observations of fictional worldsincluding The Twilight Saga, The Vampire Diaries, and the Harry Potter serieswith realworld sociocultural practices, analyzing the aesthetic, intellectual, and historical underpinnings of the cult of death. It also places the celebration of death in the context of a longstanding critique of humanism and investigates the role played by 20thcentury French theory, posthumanism, transhumanism, and the animal rights movement in shaping the current antihumanist atmosphere.This timely, thoughtprovoking book will appeal to scholars of culture, film, literature, anthropology, and American and Russian studies, as well as general readers seeking to understand a defining phenomenon of our age.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture'? A: The book explores the emergence and cultural significance of the cult of death, highlighting how contemporary society's fascination with death influences social rituals and media.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture' is Dina Khapaeva.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains 264 pages.
- Q: When was 'The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture' published? A: The book was published on January 25, 2022.
- Q: What is the binding type of the book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Is this book suitable for general readers? A: Yes, it is designed for both scholars and general readers interested in understanding contemporary cultural phenomena related to death.
- Q: What topics does the book cover? A: The book covers topics such as dark tourism, ‘corpse chic’ fashion, and the portrayal of death in popular media, linking them to broader sociocultural practices.
- Q: Does the book discuss any specific cultural phenomena? A: Yes, it discusses cultural phenomena such as Halloween's rise in popularity, the concept of 'corpse chic', and the appeal of monsters in pop culture.
- Q: What academic fields might benefit from this book? A: Scholars in culture, film, literature, anthropology, and American and Russian studies may find this book particularly insightful.
- Q: Are there any critiques of humanism in the book? A: Yes, the book places the celebration of death within the context of critiques of humanism and explores influences from 20th-century French theory and posthumanism.