What’s in the Deep? This companion explores the myths and legends of merfolk and sea monsters to navigate our transcultural pasts and environmental presents and explain our endless fascination with the sea. More than any other time in human history, our relationship to the oceans and the creatures of the Deep has come into focus, not just as an environment to be explored, exploited and, more recently, poisoned, but as source of both our deepest anxieties and possible futures. In 31 original essays by experts in their respective fields, the Deep is brought to life, from representations of mythological sea creatures to present-day visions of the blue environment. As our place in the world and our effects upon it become increasingly contentious, The Deep offers ways in which we might re-experience and realign ourselves to the watery world that covers the majority of the earth’s surface and become part of a shared, more ecological, future.
| ISBN: | 9781800792579 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2023 |
| Author: | Simon Bacon |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang International Academic Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 348 pages |
| Series: | Genre Fiction and Film Companions |
| Genres: |
Cultural studies Films, cinema Gender studies: women and girls Mythical creatures: Mermaids, mermen and other water spirits or beings |
What’s in the Deep? This companion explores the myths and legends of merfolk and sea monsters to navigate our transcultural pasts and environmental presents and explain our endless fascination with the sea. More than any other time in human history, our relationship to the oceans and the creatures of the Deep has come into focus, not just as an environment to be explored, exploited and, more recently, poisoned, but as source of both our deepest anxieties and possible futures. In 31 original essays by experts in their respective fields, the Deep is brought to life, from representations of mythological sea creatures to present-day visions of the blue environment. As our place in the world and our effects upon it become increasingly contentious, The Deep offers ways in which we might re-experience and realign ourselves to the watery world that covers the majority of the earth’s surface and become part of a shared, more ecological, future.
The Deep features in the following genres: Cultural studies, Films, cinema, Gender studies: women and girls, Mythical creatures: Mermaids, mermen and other water spirits or beings
The Deep is available in Paperback
The Deep was written by Simon Bacon and published by Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
The Deep has 348 pages
Yes it is part of Genre Fiction and Film Companions series