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The Supernatural Media Virus: Virus Anxiety in Gothic Fiction Since 1990
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Abstract Since the 1990s, the virus and the network metaphors have become increasingly popular, finding application in a broad range of everyday discourses, academic disciplines, and fiction genres. In this book, Rahel Sixta Schmitz defines and discusses a trope recurring in Gothic fiction: the supernatural ... view more
Since the 1990s, the virus and the network metaphors have become increasingly popular, finding application in a broad range of everyday discourses, academic disciplines, and fiction genres. In this book, Rahel Sixta Schmitz defines and discusses a trope recurring in Gothic fiction: the supernatural media virus. This trope comprises the confluence of the virus, the network, and a deep, underlying media anxiety. This study shows how Gothic narratives such as House of Leaves or The Ring feature the supernatural media virus to negotiate as well as actively shape imaginations of the network society and the dangers of a globalized, technologized world.... view less
Keywords
media; film; literature; literature (discipline)
Classification
Science of Literature, Linguistics
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Free Keywords
Gothic; Horror; Virus; Network Society; Literary Studies; American Studies; British Studies;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
287 p.
Series
Contemporary Literature, 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839455593
ISSN
2703-0474
ISBN
978-3-8394-5559-3
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed