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Alluring Monsters: The Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization - Film and Culture Series
Galt, Rosalind (Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sussex)
Alluring Monsters: The Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization - Film and Culture Series
Galt, Rosalind (Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Sussex)
The pontianak, a terrifying female vampire ghost, is a powerful figure in Malay cultures. Exploring how and why the pontianak found new life in postcolonial Southeast Asian film and society, Rosalind Galt reveals the importance of cinema to histories and theories of decolonization.
336 pages, 50 b&w film stills
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 16, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9780231201339 |
Publishers | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 312 |
Dimensions | 234 × 155 × 19 mm · 450 g |
Language | English |
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