Overview
- The first volume to analyse food and Gothic horror in film
- Offers fresh perspectives on Gothic horror through the visceral framework of eating
- Covers topics of disgust, abject, hunger, violence, and slaughter
Part of the book series: Palgrave Gothic (PAGO)
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Reviews
“[The title] would be particularly interesting for those working at the intersection of food studies, popular media, and critical theory. … For those interested in updates to classic horror tropes, the anthology provides smart and contemporary takes on zombies and vampires.” (KC Lynch, The Journal of the Fantastic in the Art, Vol. 30 (2), 2020)
“A leading Gothic and food scholar, Piatti-Farnell offers an insightful examination of the social and cultural anxieties that surround food. Acknowledging the centrality of eating to survival and culture, she explores how food horror undermines the normality of food by confronting us with its abject realities. Often unsettling, sometimes revolting, but always enlightening, Piatti-Farnell’s analysis gives the reader a lot to chew over; food for thought for the horror fan or scholar alike. Bon Appetit.” (Stacey Abbott is a Reader in Film and Television Studies at the University of Roehampton, UK. She is the author of “Undead Apocalypse: Vampires and Zombies in the 21st Century” (2016))Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr Lorna Piatti-Farnell is Director of the Popular Culture Research Centre at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. She is the President and Founder of the Gothic Association of New Zealand and Australia. She is the author of several books, including The Vampire in Contemporary Popular Literature (2014), and has published widely in the intersecting disciplines of Gothic studies, food studies, popular media, and cultural history.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Consuming Gothic
Book Subtitle: Food and Horror in Film
Authors: Lorna Piatti-Farnell
Series Title: Palgrave Gothic
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-45051-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-45050-0Published: 17 March 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-45051-7Published: 10 March 2017
Series ISSN: 2634-6214
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6222
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 276
Number of Illustrations: 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Film Theory, Genre, Nutrition