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Gothic Remixed: Monster Mashups and Frankenfictions in 21st-Century Culture by Dr Megen de Bruin-Mole (University of Southampton, UK)

Longlisted for the 2022 International Gothic Association's Allan Lloyd Smith Prize The bestselling genre of Frankenfiction sees classic literature turned into commercial narratives invaded by zombies, vampires, werewolves, and other fantastical monsters. Too engaged with tradition for some and not traditional enough for others, these 'monster mashups' are often criticized as a sign of the artistic and moral degeneration of contemporary culture. These hybrid creations are the 'monsters' of our age, lurking at the limits of responsible consumption and acceptable appropriation. This book explores the boundaries and connections between contemporary remix and related modes, including adaptation, parody, the Gothic, Romanticism, and postmodernism. Taking a multimedia approach, case studies range from novels like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club series, to television programmes such as Penny Dreadful, to popular visual artworks like Kevin J. Weir's Flux Machine GIFs. Megen de Bruin-Mole uses these monstrous and liminal works to show how the thrill of transgression has been contained within safe and familiar formats, resulting in the mashups that dominate Western popular culture.

Gothic Remixed Reviews

Mole's book is a treasure trove of fascinating perspectives and analysis and is accessible to all levels of the interested reader ... It provides a brilliant methodology for thinking through collage. I wholeheartedly recommend Mole's book. * Collage Research Network *
I found Gothic Remixed hugely thought-provoking and enlightening, with de Bruin-Mole's obvious enthusiasm for both the works cited as case studies and the concepts she talks about shining through ... Gothic Remixed comes highly recommended not just for those interested specifically in the world of Frankenfiction but anyone who wants to look at authenticity, author privilege and how the present deals (or fails to deal) with the injustices of the past. * Sublime Horror *
[T]he first full-length study of the monster mashup genre ... De Bruin-Mole's study of the 'literary mashup craze makes a strong case for Frankenfiction as an important twenty-first-century cultural phenomenon ... Where the book really shines is not in its laudable engagement with high theory, but in its astute and approachable analysis of particular Frankenfictions. * The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts *
Gothic Remixed offers a fresh and exciting new take on twenty-first century Gothic. It addresses texts across a range of media that have often been dismissed as parasitic or derivative and champions their significance while remaining alert to their ethical shortcomings. By showing how monstrosity becomes the animating principle of Gothic mashups, hybrid texts and 'Frankenfictions', the book sheds light on emerging forms of Gothic cultural production and provides a cohesive framework for reading the incohesive. De Bruin-Mole is working at the cutting edge of contemporary Gothic and her book will be indispensible for students and scholars with an interest in the field. -- Catherine Spooner, Professor of Literature and Culture, Department of English, Lancaster University, UK
Stitching together adaptation theory and remix studies with surgical precision, De Bruin-Mole has produced the first book on the modern monster mashup. Authoritative, insightful and immensely enjoyable, Gothic Remixed heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice to contemporary Gothic studies. -- Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes, Reader in English Literature and Film at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Thoroughly researched and well constructed, Gothic Remixed: Monster Mashups and Frankenfictions in 21st-Century Culture is thus a valuable contribution to monster studies as well as adaptation studies and is an essential work for anyone who researches Frankenfictions of any kind. * Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies *

About Dr Megen de Bruin-Mole (University of Southampton, UK)

Megen de Bruin-Mole is a scholar and university lecturer working in the UK. She specialises in adaptation, (neo-)Victorian fiction, popular feminism, and contemporary remix culture.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Frankenfictions - Gothic Remixed - Monstrous Adaptations - The Many Faces of Frankenfiction - Twenty-First-Century Remix Culture - Frankenfiction as Remix - Frankenfiction as Adaptation - Frankenfiction as Appropriation - Hauntings and Illegitimate Offspring Chapter Two: Adapting the Monster - From 'Miserable Wretch' to 'Modernity Personified': Defining the Twenty-First-Century Monster - 'Ourselves Expanded': Anno Dracula and the Neoliberal Vampire - The Empire Strikes Back: Victorian Monsters and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - 'We Are All Monsters': Reclaiming Privilege in Penny Dreadful - 'Monstrum Sum': Intersectional Monstrosity in The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club - The Promises of Monsters Chapter Three: Mashing Up the Joke - Camp as Sincere Parody - The Irony of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies; Or, Taking Historical Fiction Seriously - Literature with a Twist: Parodying the Classics - Parodying Neo-Victorianism - Taking the Past Seriously; Or, The Limits of Postmodern Irony - Conclusion: Beyond Postmodern Irony Chapter Four: Remixing Historical Fiction - The Gothic and Historical Fiction - The 'Look' of the Past: Visual Gothic Histories - Sublime Metamorphosis: Dan Hillier's Victorian Illustrations - Foreign Animals: The Immigrant Portraiture of Travis Louie - Meet the Family: Colin Batty's Victorian Cabinet Cards - Flux Machine: Kevin J. Weir's Animated Horrors - Conclusion: Unnatural History Chapter Five: Appropriating the Author - Frankenfiction and Romantic Authorship - Frankenfiction and the (Un)Death of the Author - Frankenfiction and Transmedia World-Building - Women's Work: Mary Shelley as Remixer/Remixed - Feminist Frankenfiction? - Conclusion: The Monster Always Escapes - Bibliography

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9781350234468
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Gothic Remixed: Monster Mashups and Frankenfictions in 21st-Century Culture by Dr Megen de Bruin-Mole (University of Southampton, UK)
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2021-03-25
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Long-listed for Allan Lloyd Smith Memorial Prize for Gothic Criticism 2022 (United States)
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