{"product_id":"post-millennial-gothic-by-dr-catherine-spooner-9781441101211","title":"Post-Millennial Gothic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurveying the widespread appropriations of the Gothic in contemporary literature and culture, \u003ci\u003ePost-Millennial Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e shows contemporary Gothic is often romantic, funny, and celebratory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReading a wide range of popular texts, from Stephenie Meyer's \u003ci\u003eTwilight\u003c\/i\u003e series through Tim Burton's Gothic film adaptations of \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDark Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, to the appearance of Gothic in fashion, advertising, and television, Catherine Spooner argues that conventional academic and media accounts of Gothic culture have overlooked this celebratory strain of 'Happy Gothic'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdentifying a shift in subcultural sensibilities following media coverage of the Columbine shootings, Spooner suggests that changing perceptions of Goth subculture have shaped the development of 21st-century Gothic. Reading these contemporary trends back into their sources, Spooner also explores how they serve to highlight previously neglected strands of comedy and romance in earlier Gothic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597525205228,"sku":"9781441101211","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781441101211-post-millennial-gothic.jpg?v=1777955674","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/post-millennial-gothic-by-dr-catherine-spooner-9781441101211","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}