The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture

by Dina Khapaeva

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047203894X
• ISBN13: 9780472038947
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 10.2"