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What is evil? How do we understand it in our culture? The thirteen essays in this critical volume explore the different ways in which evil is portrayed in popular culture, particularly film and novels. Iconic figures of evil are considered, as is the repeated use of classic themes within our intellectual tradition. Topics covered include serial killers in film, the Twilight series, the Harry Potter series, Star Wars, and more. Collectively, these essays suggest how vital the notion of evil is to our culture, which in turn suggest a need to reflect on what it means to value what is good.
Jamey Heit is the co-founder and CEO of Essay Assay, Inc., an automated assessment company. An active researcher and writer in cultural studies, he teaches humanities courses online at Walden University.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. The Aesthetic of Evil DANIEL A. FORBES2. The Devil Made Me Do It! The Devil in 1960s–1970s Horror Film ANTOINETTE F. WINSTEAD3. Frankenstein’s Legacy: The Mad Scientist Remade KRISTINE LARSEN4. Focus on the Family: Good and Evil Vampires in the Twilight Saga A.J. GRANT5. The Dichotomy of the Great Mother Archetype in Disney Heroines and Villainesses SARAH LYNNE BOWMAN6. Exploring the Relay Gaze in Hollywood Cinema: Serial Killers and the Women Who Hunt Them SARAH LAFFERTY7. Wanting the White Witch BRYAN DOVE8. Paradise Inverted: Philip Pullman’s Use of High Fantasy and Epic Poetry to Portray Evil in His Dark Materials E. QUINN9. Sim Evil: Avatars and the Ethical Game Mechanic KELLY KELLEWAY10. Making Modern Evil: Terrorism, Torture, and the Creation of Evil in 24 MICHAEL J. LEWIS11. No Laughing Matter: The Joker as a Nietzschean Critique of Morality JAMEY HEIT12. I Am Your Father: The Villain and the Future Self NATHANIEL VAN YPEREN13. Hearts of Darkness: Voldemort and Iago, with a Little Help from Their Friends KEN ROTHMANEpilogue About the Contributors Index
“Looks at villains and evil as portrayed primarily in the movies...interesting look at pop culture”—Critical Mass.
