The Haunted States of America by James Morgart

The Haunted States of America by James Morgart

Prior studies of post-war American Gothic literature (and even American horror films) have primarily interpreted Gothic cultural production of the post-war period through a Cold War lens. Despite legitimate reasons for such an approach, this emphasis has limited inquiries into post-war fiction as well as our understanding of the nation’s complicated identity. While the federal government and its investigative agencies may have been preoccupied with the so-called ‘red menace’ that threatened to spread across the planet, each region of the country already possessed major strains of Gothic fiction that focused on regional anxieties – namely of those connected to women and minorities that threatened the region’s constructed identity and balance of power. The Haunted States of America shifts the focus to these Gothic strains by examining how the anxieties, fears and concerns illustrated in the works of several post-World War II writers can be best understood through regional history and identity.

James Morgart is Assistant Professor of English at West Virginia University, Keyser, where he teaches English composition and literature classes while also researching American Gothic literature and film.

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ISBN 13	9781786838766
ISBN 10	1786838761
Title	The Haunted States of America
Author	James Morgart
Series	Gothic Literary Studies
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Binding type	Hardback
Publisher	University of Wales Press
Year published	2022-05-15
Number of pages	256
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