Interweaving psychoanalysis, gender and cultural studies, and postmodern theories of geopolitics, this study of the monster in contemporary narratives demonstrates that the monster (and monstrosity) is largely a cultural and ideological production.
ANDREW NG is Lecturer in Contemporary Fiction, Film Studies and Theories of Authorship and Writing at Monash University, Malaysia.
Acknowledgements Introduction: Dimensions of Monstrosity Monstrous Space Geopolitics of the Serial Killer Monstrous Progeny Monstrous Bodies Conclusion: The Language of Monstrosity Notes Bibliography Index