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- Publication Date
- 2023-03-24
- Pages
- 280
- ISBN
- 9780197556030
- Book Title
- Alien Legacies : the Evolution of the Franchise
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 6.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Performing Arts, Social Science
- Topic
- Film / General, Media Studies, Film / Direction & Production
- Item Weight
- 14.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 280 Pages, 272 Pages
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0197556035
ISBN-13
9780197556030
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20058367163
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alien Legacies : the Evolution of the Franchise
Number of Pages
280 Pages, 272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Film / General, Media Studies, Film / Direction & Production
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.7 Oz
Item Length
6.2 in
Item Width
9.3 in
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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-049826
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Tackling sequels, prequels, games and comics, Alien Legacies is a thoughtful and engaging demonstration not only of the diversity and sheer scale of the Alien franchise, but also its continuing resonance and interest for media studies scholars." -- Yvonne Tasker, University of Leeds
Dewey Decimal
791.4375
Table Of Content
ForewordRobert Kolker1. IntroductionNathan Abrams and Gregory Frame 2. Boundaries of Viscerality: A sense of abjection regarding, Foreword Robert Kolker 1. Introduction Nathan Abrams and Gregory Frame 2. Boundaries of Viscerality: A sense of abjection regarding "the perfect organism" Sara Louise Wheeler 3. Fractal Patterns out of Chaos in Ridley Scott's Alien, Prometheus and Covenant Carrie Lynn Evans 4. The Progeny of H.R. Giger Christopher L. Robinson 5. The Unescapable Labyrinth: Archetypal Retrogression and Aesthetic Rigidity in Alien3 Kenneth Sloane 6. "Building Better Worlds": The Rise of Alien's Online Marketing Campaigns Kim Walden 7. "What The Hell Is That?": A Transmedial approach to Taxonomic Ambiguity and Horror Affect in the Alien franchise Zoé N. Wible 8. From Personal Files to Blueprints: Exploring the Alien Universe through Epistolary Paratexts Tonguç Ibrahim Sezen 9. "Must be a chick thing": Ripley, the Alien franchise and the Female Gothic Frances A. Kamm 10. Making the Mother: Pro/Creation and Female Agency in the Alien Series Jonathan A. Rose and Florian Zitzelsberger 11. Melodrama of the Unknown Woman Lost in Space: A Cavellian Reading of the Alien Franchise Mario Slugan 12. Remediating Ripley: Negotiating the Patriarchal Gaze in the Alien Franchise Video Games Bronwyn Miller 13. Hissing in the Airvents: Decoding the Narrative-Verse of Alien: Isolation (2014) Reuben Martens
Synopsis
The 1979 film Alien has left an indelible mark on popular culture. Directed by Ridley Scott, at the time known primarily for making advertisements, and starring then-unknown actor Sigourney Weaver in the lead role, it transcended its humble origins to shock and disturb audiences upon its initial release. Its success has led to three direct sequels, two prequels, one "mashup" franchise, a series of comic books, graphic novels, novelizations, games, and an enormous and devoted fanbase. For forty years, Alien and its progeny have animated debate and discussion among critics and academics from a wide variety of fields and methodological perspectives. This book brings together scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to explore Alien through a contemporary lens. The chapters here demonstrate the extent to which its effects and reception are deeply multifaceted, with the Alien franchise straddling the lines between "high" and "low" culture, playing with generic categories, crossing media boundaries, and animating theoretical, critical, and political debates. Chapters touch on female agency and motherhood, the influence of H.R. Giger, the viscerality of Alien 's body horror, the narrative tradition of the Female Gothic, the patriarchal gaze in the Alien video games, and the rise of in-universe online marketing campaigns. In so doing, the volume aims to debate Alien 's legacy, consider its current position within visual culture, and establish what the series means--and why it still matters--forty years since its birth., As a media franchise, the film Alien has enjoyed a large and devoted fanbase for over four decades. This new book engages with the franchise in all its forms: not just the original film, but its sequels, prequels, and multimedia offshoots like comic books, audiobooks, action figures and videogames, to offer fresh perspectives on the Alien universe. What is it about Alien that still fascinates audiences, and why does it still matter somany years after its birth?, The 1979 film Alien has left an indelible mark on popular culture. Directed by Ridley Scott, at the time known primarily for making advertisements, and starring then-unknown actor Sigourney Weaver in the lead role, it transcended its humble origins to shock and disturb audiences upon its initial release. Its success has led to three direct sequels, two prequels, one, As a media franchise, the film Alien has enjoyed a large and devoted fanbase for over four decades. This new book engages with the franchise in all its forms: not just the original film, but its sequels, prequels, and multimedia offshoots like comic books, audiobooks, action figures and videogames, to offer fresh perspectives on the Alien universe. What is it about Alien that still fascinates audiences, and why does it still matter so many years after its birth?, The 1979 film Alien has left an indelible mark on popular culture. Directed by Ridley Scott, at the time known primarily for making advertisements, and starring then-unknown actor Sigourney Weaver in the lead role, it transcended its humble origins to shock and disturb audiences upon its initial release. Its success has led to three direct sequels, two prequels, one "mashup" franchise, a series of comic books, graphic novels, novelizations, games, and an enormous and devoted fanbase. For forty years, Alien and its progeny have animated debate and discussion among critics and academics from a wide variety of fields and methodological perspectives. This book brings together scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to explore Alien through a contemporary lens. The chapters here demonstrate the extent to which its effects and reception are deeply multifaceted, with the Alien franchise straddling the lines between "high" and "low" culture, playing with generic categories, crossing media boundaries, and animating theoretical, critical, and political debates. Chapters touch on female agency and motherhood, the influence of H.R. Giger, the viscerality of Alien's body horror, the narrative tradition of the Female Gothic, the patriarchal gaze in the Alien video games, and the rise of in-universe online marketing campaigns. In so doing, the volume aims to debate Alien's legacy, consider its current position within visual culture, and establish what the series means--and why it still matters--forty years since its birth., The 1979 film Alien has left an indelible mark on popular culture. Directed by Ridley Scott, at the time known primarily for making advertisements, and starring then-unknown actor Sigourney Weaver in the lead role, it transcended its humble origins to shock and disturb audiences upon its initial release. Its success has led to three direct sequels, two prequels, one "mashup" franchise, a series of comic books, graphic novels, novelizations, games, and an enormous and devoted fanbase. For forty years, Alien and its progeny have animated debate and discussion among critics and academics from a wide variety of fields and methodological perspectives. This book brings together scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to explore Alien through a contemporary lens. The chapters here demonstrate the extent to which its effects and reception are deeply multifaceted, with the Alien franchise straddling the lines between "high" and "low" culture, playing with generic categories, crossing media boundaries, and animating theoretical, critical, and political debates. Chapters touch on female agency and motherhood, the influence of H.R. Giger, the viscerality of Alien's body horror, the narrative tradition of the Female Gothic, the patriarchal gaze in the Alien video games, and the rise of in-universe online marketing campaigns.In so doing, the volume aims to debate Alien's legacy, consider its current position within visual culture, and establish what the series means--and why it still matters--forty years since its birth.
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