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The Us-Mexico Borderlands in Contemporary Horror - 21st Century Horror by Anna Marta Marini Hardcover

Name: The Us-Mexico Borderlands in Contemporary Horror - (21st Century Horror) by Anna Marta Marini (Hardcover)
Brand: Edinburgh University Press
SKU: 1005574048
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The US-Mexico borderlands have lived in the popular imagination as the locus of danger and horror, as the "other side" poses violent and unimaginable threats to those who dare cross the border.
Author(s): Anna Marta Marini
222 Pages
Performing Arts, Film
Series Name: 21st Century Horror

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Examines US-Mexico borderland representations in horror films, TV series and comics.

Book Synopsis

The US-Mexico borderlands have lived in the popular imagination as the locus of danger and horror, as the "other side" poses violent and unimaginable threats to those who dare cross the border. Situated in the outskirts of both the American and Mexican nations, the binational borderland region embodies ambivalence, otherness and a loss of civilization or humanity. Borderland monsters often play with a wilful monstrosity, as they express the ambiguity, resistance and resilience necessary to cope with their inherent in-betweenness, marked by their gender, ethnicity, legal status and/or cultural assimilation.

Crossing the Boundary: The US-Mexico Borderlands in Contemporary Horror tackles the most recent evolution of borderland representation in horror texts, focusing on popular culture and including films, comic books and TV series, to provide an insightful review of themes and tropes specific to the binational region and its highly politicised discourses.

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Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W)

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 222

Genre: Performing Arts

Sub-Genre: Film

Series Title: 21st Century Horror

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Theme: History & Criticism

Format: Hardcover

Author: Anna Marta Marini

Language: English

Street Date: March 31, 2026

TCIN: 1005574048

UPC: 9781399524643

Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-5738

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1 inches length x 6.14 inches width x 9.21 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 1 pounds

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