The Resource Subversive spirits : the female ghost in British and American popular culture, Robin Roberts
Subversive spirits : the female ghost in British and American popular culture, Robin Roberts
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The item Subversive spirits : the female ghost in British and American popular culture, Robin Roberts represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
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- Summary
- " The supernatural has become extraordinarily popular in literature, television, and film. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches, and wizard have become staples of entertainment industries, and many of these figures have received extensive critical attention. But one figure has remained in the shadows--the female ghost. Inherently liminal, often literally invisible, the female ghost has nevertheless appeared in all genres. Subversive Spirits: The Female Ghost in British and American Popular Culture brings this figure into the light, exploring her cultural significance in a variety of media from 1926 to 2014. Robin Roberts argues that the female ghost is well worth studying for what she can tell us about feminine subjectivity in cultural contexts. Subversive Spirits examines appearances of the female ghost in heritage sites, theater, Hollywood film, literature, and television in the United States and the United Kingdom. What holds these disparate female ghosts together is their uncanny ability to disrupt, illuminate, and challenge gendered assumptions. As with other supernatural figures, the female ghost changes over time, especially responding to changes in gender roles. Roberts's analysis begins with comedic female ghosts in literature and film and moves into horror by examining the successful play The Woman in Black and the legend of the weeping woman, La Llorona. Roberts then situates the canonical works of Maxine Hong Kingston and Toni Morrison in the tradition of the female ghost to explore how the ghost is used to portray the struggle and pain of women of color. Roberts further analyzes heritage sites that use the female ghost as the friendly and inviting narrator for tourists. The book concludes with a comparison of the British and American versions of the television hit Being Human, where the female ghost expands her influence to become a mother and savior to all humanity."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 173 pages ):
- Isbn
- 9781496815606
- Label
- Subversive spirits : the female ghost in British and American popular culture
- Title
- Subversive spirits
- Title remainder
- the female ghost in British and American popular culture
- Statement of responsibility
- Robin Roberts
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- " The supernatural has become extraordinarily popular in literature, television, and film. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches, and wizard have become staples of entertainment industries, and many of these figures have received extensive critical attention. But one figure has remained in the shadows--the female ghost. Inherently liminal, often literally invisible, the female ghost has nevertheless appeared in all genres. Subversive Spirits: The Female Ghost in British and American Popular Culture brings this figure into the light, exploring her cultural significance in a variety of media from 1926 to 2014. Robin Roberts argues that the female ghost is well worth studying for what she can tell us about feminine subjectivity in cultural contexts. Subversive Spirits examines appearances of the female ghost in heritage sites, theater, Hollywood film, literature, and television in the United States and the United Kingdom. What holds these disparate female ghosts together is their uncanny ability to disrupt, illuminate, and challenge gendered assumptions. As with other supernatural figures, the female ghost changes over time, especially responding to changes in gender roles. Roberts's analysis begins with comedic female ghosts in literature and film and moves into horror by examining the successful play The Woman in Black and the legend of the weeping woman, La Llorona. Roberts then situates the canonical works of Maxine Hong Kingston and Toni Morrison in the tradition of the female ghost to explore how the ghost is used to portray the struggle and pain of women of color. Roberts further analyzes heritage sites that use the female ghost as the friendly and inviting narrator for tourists. The book concludes with a comparison of the British and American versions of the television hit Being Human, where the female ghost expands her influence to become a mother and savior to all humanity."--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- NhCcYBP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1957-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Roberts, Robin
- Dewey number
- 700/.4522
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- NX650.G48
- LC item number
- R63 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ghosts in art
- Women in art
- Arts
- Arts
- Ghosts in popular culture
- Women in popular culture
- Popular culture
- Popular culture
- Label
- Subversive spirits : the female ghost in British and American popular culture, Robin Roberts
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- MSTDDA5328397
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 173 pages ):
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781496815606
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Subversive spirits : the female ghost in British and American popular culture, Robin Roberts
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- MSTDDA5328397
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 173 pages ):
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781496815606
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
Subject
- Ghosts in art
- Ghosts in popular culture
- Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Arts -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Women in art
- Women in popular culture
- Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Arts -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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