Mark Bould Mark.Bould@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Film and Literature
Monsters and modernity
Bould, Mark
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Abstract
A critical overview of the repressive aspects of modernity which, in popular culture at least, tend to unleash monsters. Drawing on Walter Benjamin, this paper also considers the relationship between 'progress' and catastrophe.
| Presentation Conference Type | Presentation / Talk |
|---|---|
| Conference Name | Silicon Knights Games Developers |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 2008 |
| End Date | Aug 1, 2008 |
| Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
| Keywords | Godzilla, Walter Benjamin, World War Z, Manufactured Landscapes |
| Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1010241 |
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