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The Ethics of Horror: Spectral Alterity in Twenty-First-Century Horror Film

The Ethics of Horror: Spectral Alterity in Twenty-First-Century Horror Film - Hardcover

by Michael J. Burke
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael J. BurkeSeries:Lexington Books Horror StudiesPublish date:2024-03-06Pages:258
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9781666910841ISBN-10:1666910848UPC:9781666910841Book Category:Social Science, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Popular Culture, FilmSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SCTANVDXMB

This book examines spectral haunting through the philosophies of Levinas and Derrida. Arguing that moral obligation can appear terrifying to the complacent self, the text interrogates ethical responsibility in contemporary horror genres.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9781666910841ISBN-10:1666910848UPC:9781666910841Book Category:Social Science, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Popular Culture, FilmSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.2103Product ID:SCTANVDXMB

Michael J. Burke is associate professor of philosophy at St. Joseph's University, New York, and director of the honors program of its Brooklyn campus.


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