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The Ethics of Horror

Spectral Alterity in Twenty-First-Century Horror Film
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The Ethics of Horror: Spectral Alterity in Twenty-First Century Horror Film examines the theme of spectral haunting in contemporary American horror cinema through the lens of ethical responsibility. Arguing that moral obligation can manifest as terror to the complacent self, the text extracts this dimension of ethics in twenty-first century horror films. Drawing on the ethical theories of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, which posit the asymmetrical obligation of the self to the other, Michael Burke highlights how recent horror films portray spectral antagonists as ethical others that hound protagonists and summon them to an accountability that they can neither evade nor ever completely fulfill. Burke observes the resulting destabilization of notions of ethical responsibility and justice in a variety of contemporary horror subgenres, including technohorror, haunted house and zombie films.

Author Biography:

Michael J. Burke is associate professor of philosophy at St. Joseph's University, New York, and director of the honors program of its Brooklyn campus.
Release date Australia
March 6th, 2024
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Pages
258
Dimensions
158x236x21
ISBN-13
9781666910841
Product ID
38396758

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