Recreational Terror

Recreational Terror
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 9781438416168
ISBN-13 : 1438416164
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Book Synopsis Recreational Terror by : Isabel Cristina Pinedo

Download or read book Recreational Terror written by Isabel Cristina Pinedo and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Recreational Terror, Isabel Cristina Pinedo analyzes how the contemporary horror film produces recreational terror as a pleasurable encounter with violence and danger for female spectators. She challenges the conventional wisdom that violent horror films can only degrade women and incite violence, and contends instead that the contemporary horror film speaks to the cultural need to express rage and terror in the midst of social upheaval.


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