Accepting monsters: Multimodal gothic in i kill giants and a monster calls
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Title
Young adult gothic fiction: Monstrous selves/monstrous others
Publisher
University of Wales Press/Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru
School
School of Arts and Humanities
RAS ID
36622
Abstract
The contemporary resurgence of the Gothic in young adult fiction signals the anxieties and hopes of young people in the twenty-first century. The essays in this collection demonstrate how the shifting conception of adolescence as a liminal stage is mobilized through Gothic spaces and concepts. As the Gothic works to define what it means to be human—particularly in relation to gender, race, and identity—the volume also examines how contemporary shifts and flashpoints in identity politics are being negotiated under the metaphoric cloak of monstrosity.
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Dudek, D. (2021). Accepting monsters: Multimodal gothic in i kill giants and a monster calls. In M. J. Smith & K. Moruzi (Eds.), Young adult gothic fiction: Monstrous selves/monstrous others (pp. 181-199). University of Wales Press/Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/Y/bo125520502.html