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Author

Bigelow, Benjamin (College teacher), author.

Title Menacing environments : ecohorror in contemporary Nordic cinema / Benjamin Bigelow.

Publication Info.

Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2023.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe JSTOR Open Ebooks	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	1 online resource (x, 206 pages) : illustrations
	text txt rdacontent
	computer c rdamedia
	online resource cr rdacarrier
Series	New directions in Scandinavian studies
	New directions in Scandinavian studies.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index
Summary	"In Menacing Environments, Benjamin Bigelow examines ecohorror as a film genre that generates fear and dread by dwelling on the threatening interconnectedness between humans and the environment. Though the combination of horror and the natural environment may be a counter-intuitive pairing for the region, the commercial and critical attention garnered by transnational Nordic ecohorror films such as Antichrist (dir. Lars von Trier, 2009) and Midsommar (dir. Ari Aster, 2019) shows that the relationship between humans and the natural environment is not always figured as innocent or benign"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Nature in motion pictures.
	Environmental protection and motion pictures.
	Horror films -- Scandinavia -- History and criticism.
	Motion pictures -- Scandinavia -- History.
	Nature au cinéma.
	Protection de l'environnement et cinéma.
	Films d'horreur -- Scandinavie -- Histoire et critique.
	Cinéma -- Scandinavie -- Histoire.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
	Nature in motion pictures.
	Motion pictures.
	Horror films.
	Environmental protection and motion pictures.
	Scandinavia.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form:	Print version: 9780295751634 0295751630 9780295751641 0295751649 (DLC) 2023009368 (OCoLC)1348287047
ISBN	9780295751658 (electronic bk.)
	0295751657 (electronic bk.)
	9780295751634
	0295751630
	9780295751641
	0295751649
Standard No.	10.6069/9780295751658 doi
	AU@ 000075109173