Childbirth and Parenting in Horror Texts: The Marginalized and the Monstrous

by Amanda DiGioia

This book examines childbirth and parenting in horror texts. By analysing new texts, and re-analysing commonly used texts with new feminist methodology, this study provides a unique contribution to the fields of gender and horror studies. Focusing on horror fiction and film, this book reviews textual treatments of birth and motherhood, and how they differ from representations of fatherhood. Motherhood and birth are represented as revolting in several...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787148823
• ISBN13: 9781787148826
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.5"