Monstrous nature and representations of environmental harms : a green cultural criminological perspective /

This book looks at representations of nature in popular art and media, including fiction, to trace its construction in Western culture as justly vengeful. By depicting nature as monstrous, abject, or apocalyptic, these works lead popular audiences to imagine nature opposed to human harm and exacting...

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Main Authors:	Brisman, Avi (Author), South, Nigel (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Temple University Press, [2025].
Subjects:	Ecocriticism. Offenses against the environment > Social aspects. Nature in popular culture. Monsters in popular culture. Apocalypse in popular culture. Human ecology in literature. Human ecology in motion pictures.

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Summary:	This book looks at representations of nature in popular art and media, including fiction, to trace its construction in Western culture as justly vengeful. By depicting nature as monstrous, abject, or apocalyptic, these works lead popular audiences to imagine nature opposed to human harm and exacting justice in response.
Physical Description:	x, 265 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781439923009 1439923000 9781439923016 1439923019