Pretend we're dead : capitalist monsters in American pop culture
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Newitz, Annalee, 1969-
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Durham : Duke University Press, 2006.
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viii, 223 pages : ill. ; 25 cm.
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PN1995.9 .M6 N49 2006
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American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Marxist criticism.
Monsters in literature.
Monsters in motion pictures.
Popular culture -- United States.

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Durham : Duke University Press, 2006.
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Book
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English

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Filmography: p. [207]-210.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-206) and index.
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"In Pretend we're dead, Annalee Newitz argues that the slimy monsters and gore-soaked murderers who have stormed through American film and literature over the past century embody the violent contradictions of capitalism. Ravaged by overwork, alienated by corporate conformity, and mutilated by the unfettered lust for profit, fictional monsters act out the problems with an economic system that seems designed to eat people whole." --from the back cover.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Newitz, A. (2006). Pretend we're dead: capitalist monsters in American pop culture . Duke University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Newitz, Annalee, 1969-. 2006. Pretend We're Dead: Capitalist Monsters in American Pop Culture. Duke University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Newitz, Annalee, 1969-. Pretend We're Dead: Capitalist Monsters in American Pop Culture Duke University Press, 2006.

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Newitz, Annalee. Pretend We're Dead: Capitalist Monsters in American Pop Culture Duke University Press, 2006.

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