Contemporary Women's Ghost Stories: Spectres, Revenants, Ghostly Returns

This book explores socially and culturally engaged Gothic ghost stories by female writers, highlighting the connections between the political and personal, genocides and domestic tyrannies, and the disenfranchisement of women. It reveals the unspeakable and exposes these contradictions and oppressions.

Format: Hardback
Length: 274 pages
Publication date: 03 June 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This captivating book delves into the realm of socially and culturally engaged Gothic ghost stories penned by twentieth-century and contemporary female writers, including renowned names such as Shirley Jackson, Angela Carter, Toni Morrison, Ali Smith, Susan Hill, Catherine Lim, Kate Mosse, Daphne du Maurier, Helen Dunmore, Michele Roberts, and Zheng Cho. By exploring the ghostly body, possessions, and visitations, these captivating tales shed light on the intricate connections between politics and personal experiences, as well as the haunting echoes of genocides and domestic tyrannies. Through the haunting narratives of women, these stories serve as persistent reminders of the pervasive violence and violations that exist in the world. Historically, women have often been confined to domestic spaces and roles, bound by familial and hereditary norms. They have faced legal and political disenfranchisement, sold on the illusion of romance and domesticity. Much like unquiet spirits that refuse to be silenced, womens ghost stories speak the unspeakable, unveiling these contradictions and oppressions. Wiskers book serves as a powerful testament to the rich and diverse landscape of womens ghost stories, highlighting both the haunting aspects and the urgent need to address and speak out against these societal issues.

Weight: 503g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030890537
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022