Classic Readings on Monster Theory

by Marcus Hensel (Editor), Asa Simon Mittman (Editor)

This volume and its companion gather a wide range of readings and sources to enable us to see and understand what monsters show us about what it means to be human. The first volume introduces important modern theorists of the monstrous, with a brief introduction to each reading, setting the theorist and theory in context, and providing background and guiding questions. The selection of readings in Classic Readings on Monster Theory is intended to provide interpretive tools and strategies to use to grapple with the primary sources in the second volume - Primary Sources on Monsters - which brings together some of the most influential and indicative monster narratives from the West. Taken together, these volumes allow us to witness the consistent, multi-millennium strategies the West has articulated, weaponized, and deployed to exclude, disempower, and dehumanize a range of groups and individuals within and without its porous boundaries.

Genres: Nonfiction

118 pages, Hardcover

Published July 26, 2018

Reviews

[Javier Ponce · Rating 4 out of 5]

a great and diverse selection of readings. I found it to be an excellent starting point for anyone who wants to get into monster theory, decolonialism and studies of the "other".