{"product_id":"the-metaphor-of-the-monster-interdisciplinary-approaches-to-understanding-the-monstrous-other-in-literature-paperback","title":"The Metaphor of the Monster: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding the Monstrous Other in Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeith Moser\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKarina Zelaya\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Metaphor of the Monster \u003c\/i\u003eoffers 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith Moser\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Mississippi State University, USA. He is the author of eight full-length book projects, the latest of which is entitled \u003ci\u003eContemporary French Environmental Thought in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Biosemiotic and Endosemiotic Insights into Life \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming, 2022). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarina Zelaya \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Professor of Spanish (Latin American Cultural Studies) at Mississippi State University and Visiting Scholar in the Anthropology Department at Vanderbilt University, USA.. She co-edited a volume for \u003ci\u003eBrújula \u003c\/i\u003eon the \u003ci\u003eBeginnings of Central American Narrative.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67958343860445,"sku":"9781501369292","price":92.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/lO9NLEeoP89781501369292.webp?v=1790808720","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-metaphor-of-the-monster-interdisciplinary-approaches-to-understanding-the-monstrous-other-in-literature-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}