Rhetoric of the monstrous

Posted by Celia Walter | 19 Nov, 2007

First annual conference on the rhetoric of the monstrous

The webpage for the First Annual Conference on the Rhetoric of the Monstrous (Stanford University, 2005) contains the full-text conference proceedings. The Conference papers examining a variety of monsters from history, literature, popular culture, and contemporary media representations (such as cults, paedophiles, GM 'frankenfoods', and plastic surgery). This will be a useful resource for those seeking a wide introduction to current thinking and research on the topic of monsters. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.stanford.edu/~njbuff/conference_fall05/