Subversive Spirits: The Female Ghost in British and American Popular Culture Roberts Robin
Subversive Spirits: The Female Ghost in British and American Popular Culture Roberts Robin The supernatural has become extraordinarily popular in literature, television, and film. But one figure has…
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Subversive Spirits: The Female Ghost in British and American Popular Culture Roberts Robin
The supernatural has become extraordinarily popular in literature, television, and film. But one figure has remained in the shadows--the female ghost. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches, and wizard have become staples of entertainment industries, and many of these figures have received extensive critical attention.
Subversive Spirits: The Female Ghost in British and American Popular Culture brings this figure into the light, exploring her cultural significance in a variety of media from 1926 to 2014. Inherently liminal, often literally invisible, the female ghost has nevertheless appeared in all genres. Robin Roberts argues that the female ghost is well worth studying for what she can tell us about feminine subjectivity in cultural contexts.Subversive Spirits examines appearances of the female ghost in heritage sites, theater, Hollywood film, literature, and television in