Educational institutions in horror film : a history of mad professors, student bodies, and final exams / Andrew L. Grunzke.

Author/creator Grunzke, Andrew L. author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Copyright Date©2015
Description204 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Is there a doctor in the house?: the evolution of Van Helsing and Frankenstein as intellectual -- The transformation of Dr. Jekyll: the evolution of film and television portrayals of Stevenson's intellectual in the age of academe -- Student bodies: the school as locus of trauma in American horror films of the 1970s and 1980s -- Final exams and Greek tragedies: colleges and universities in American horror films of the 1970s and 1980s -- Survival training: summer camp as educational institution in slasher films of the 1980s -- Some concluding thoughts.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 177-197) and index.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN 2014040338
ISBN9781137469199 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
ISBN1137469196 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40024799307

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Joyner General Stacks PN1995.9 .H6 G78 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold