Monstrous nature and representations of environmental harms: a green cultural criminological perspective

"This book looks at representations of nature in popular art and media, including fiction, to trace its construction in Western culture as justly vengeful. By depicting nature as monstrous, abject, or apocalyptic, these works lead popular audiences to imagine nature opposed to human harm and ex...

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Authors: Brisman, Avi (Author) ; South, Nigel 1954- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Philadelphia Rome Tokyo Temple University Press 2025
In:Year: 2025
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nature / Monster / Environmental damage (motif) / Human ecology / Ecocriticism / Literature / Film
Further subjects:B Ecocriticism
B Apocalypse in popular culture
B Offenses against the environment Social aspects
B Human ecology in literature
B Human ecology in motion pictures
B Nature in popular culture
B Monsters in popular culture
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Summary:"This book looks at representations of nature in popular art and media, including fiction, to trace its construction in Western culture as justly vengeful. By depicting nature as monstrous, abject, or apocalyptic, these works lead popular audiences to imagine nature opposed to human harm and exacting justice in response"
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis Seite 185-245
Physical Description:x, 265 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:978-1-4399-2300-9
978-1-4399-2301-6