Labors of Fear: The Modern Horror Film Goes to Work, edited by Aviva Briefel and Jason Middleton
From the gory cover art of VHS tapes to the iconic imagery of chainsaws, horror films have long been misconstrued as mere vehicles for shock and sensation. However, Labors of Fear: The Modern Horror Film Goes to Work challenges the common misconception that these items are used because they’re horro...
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University College Cork
2024-07-01
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| description | From the gory cover art of VHS tapes to the iconic imagery of chainsaws, horror films have long been misconstrued as mere vehicles for shock and sensation. However, Labors of Fear: The Modern Horror Film Goes to Work challenges the common misconception that these items are used because they’re horror staples and instead offers a socioeconomic analysis of the genre that explores representations of work and leisure with scholarly rigour and depth. Briefel and Middleton build upon the foundational work of Robin Wood to present a fresh framework for understanding horror cinema, delving into overlooked aspects of the genre and challenging conventional interpretations concerning how horror films depict work. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e486e0fc01c484e9c7dfd2fb21481522025-08-19T23:19:59ZengUniversity College CorkAlphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media2009-40782024-07-0127298303https://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.27.30Labors of Fear: The Modern Horror Film Goes to Work, edited by Aviva Briefel and Jason Middleton Blake Lynchhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-9370-6590From the gory cover art of VHS tapes to the iconic imagery of chainsaws, horror films have long been misconstrued as mere vehicles for shock and sensation. However, Labors of Fear: The Modern Horror Film Goes to Work challenges the common misconception that these items are used because they’re horror staples and instead offers a socioeconomic analysis of the genre that explores representations of work and leisure with scholarly rigour and depth. Briefel and Middleton build upon the foundational work of Robin Wood to present a fresh framework for understanding horror cinema, delving into overlooked aspects of the genre and challenging conventional interpretations concerning how horror films depict work.https://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue27/HTML/ReviewLynch.htmlhorror filmssocioeconomic analysiswork and leisuregender studiesracial dynamic |
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| title | Labors of Fear: The Modern Horror Film Goes to Work, edited by Aviva Briefel and Jason Middleton |
| title_full | Labors of Fear: The Modern Horror Film Goes to Work, edited by Aviva Briefel and Jason Middleton |
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| title_short | Labors of Fear: The Modern Horror Film Goes to Work, edited by Aviva Briefel and Jason Middleton |
| title_sort | labors of fear the modern horror film goes to work edited by aviva briefel and jason middleton |
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