The Supernatural Media Virus Virus Anxiety in Gothic Fiction Since 1990

The Supernatural Media Virus Virus Anxiety in Gothic Fiction Since 1990

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Since the 1990s, the virus and the network metaphors have become increasingly popular, finding application in a broad range of everyday discourses, academic disciplines, and fiction genres. In this book, Rahel Sixta Schmitz defines and discusses a trope recurring in Gothic fiction: the supernatural...

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Main Author: Schmitz, Rahel Sixta (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021
Series:Gegenwartsliteratur 4
Subjects:
Literary studies: general
Film theory & criticism
Media studies
Gothic
Horror
Media
Virus
Network Society
Literature
Film
Literary Studies
American Studies
British Studies
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Summary:Since the 1990s, the virus and the network metaphors have become increasingly popular, finding application in a broad range of everyday discourses, academic disciplines, and fiction genres. In this book, Rahel Sixta Schmitz defines and discusses a trope recurring in Gothic fiction: the supernatural media virus. This trope comprises the confluence of the virus, the network, and a deep, underlying media anxiety. This study shows how Gothic narratives such as House of Leaves or The Ring feature the supernatural media virus to negotiate as well as actively shape imaginations of the network society and the dangers of a globalized, technologized world.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (290 p.)
ISBN:9783839455593
9783837655599
Access:Open Access

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