Tag Archives: teratology

Titles of Interest – Monsters in the Classroom: Essays on Teaching What Scares Us

March 8th, 2017 | Posted in monster theory, monsters, monstrous, teratology, Titles of Interest

Monsters in the Classroom: Essays on Teaching What Scares Us Edited by Adam Golub and Heather Richardson Hayton Foreword by W. Scott Poole; Afterword by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen McFarland, 2017 About the Book Exploring the pedagogical power of the monstrous, this collection of new essays describes innovative teaching strategies that use our cultural fascination with […]

Also tagged in: monster theory, monsters, monstrous | 0 Comments

Titles of Interest: Strangers, Gods and Monsters

February 16th, 2017 | Posted in monster theory, monsters, monstrous, teratology

Strangers, Gods and Monsters: Interpreting Otherness Richard Kearney Routledge, 2002 Strangers, Gods and Monsters is a fascinating look at how human identity is shaped by three powerful but enigmatic forces. Often overlooked in accounts of how we think about ourselves and others, Richard Kearney skillfully shows, with the help of vivid examples and illustrations, how […]

Also tagged in: monster theory | 0 Comments

Titles of Interest – At Stake: Monsters and the Rhetoric of Fear in Public Culture

February 16th, 2017 | Posted in monster theory, monsters, monstrous, pop culture, teratology

The fine blog, Sects and Violence in the Ancient World, had an interesting post on a volume worthy of inclusion in the Titles of Interest recommendations. It’s subject matter and approach are particularly relevant to our times. At Stake: Monsters and the Rhetoric of Fear in Public Culture Edward Ingebretsen University of Chicago Press, 2003 […]

Also tagged in: monster theory, monsters, monstrous, pop culture | 0 Comments

John Edgar Browning: Speaking of Monsters

March 27th, 2013 | Posted in horror, monster theory, monsters, teratology

It was with great excitement that I heard about the book Speaking of Monsters: A Teratological Anthology (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), edited by John Edgar Browning. This volume provides an in-depth scholarly exploration of a number of facets of teratology, the study of monsters. It took us a while to finish this interview, but Browning made […]

Also tagged in: horror, monster theory, monsters | 0 Comments