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Monsters and modernity

Bould, Mark

Authors

Mark Bould Mark.Bould@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Film and Literature



Abstract

A critical overview of the repressive aspects of modernity which, in popular culture at least, tend to unleash monsters. Drawing on Walter Benjamin, this paper also considers the relationship between 'progress' and catastrophe.

Citation

Bould, M. (2008, August). Monsters and modernity. Presented at Silicon Knights Games Developers, St. Catherines, Ontario

Presentation Conference Type Lecture
Conference Name Silicon Knights Games Developers
Conference Location St. Catherines, Ontario
Start Date Aug 1, 2008
End Date Aug 1, 2008
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Keywords Godzilla, Walter Benjamin, World War Z, Manufactured Landscapes
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1010241