Mark Pizzato: 2 books
Death in American Texts and Performances
Corpses, Ghosts, and the Reanimated Dead
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
How do twentieth and twenty-first century artists bring forth the powerful reality of death when it exists in memory and lived experience as something that happens only to others? Death in American Texts and Performances takes up this question to explore the modern and postmodern aesthetics of death....
Beast-People Onscreen and in Your Brain: The Evolution of Animal-Humans from Prehistoric Cave Art to Modern Movies
The Evolution of Animal-Humans from Prehistoric Cave Art to Modern Movies
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
Vampire, werewolf, and ape-planet films are perennial favorites—perhaps because they speak to something primal in human nature. This intriguing volume examines such films in light of the latest developments in neuroscience, revealing ways in which animal-human monster movies reflect and affect what...