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Alien Legacies: The Evolution of the Franchise

Alien Legacies: The Evolution of the Franchise


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The 1979 film Alien has left an indelible mark on popular culture. Directed by Ridley Scott, at the time known primarily for making advertisements, and starring then-unknown actor Sigourney Weaver in the lead role, it transcended its humble origins to shock and disturb audiences upon its initial release. Its success has led to three direct sequels, two prequels, one

Table of Contents:
Foreword Robert Kolker 1. Introduction Nathan Abrams and Gregory Frame 2. Boundaries of Viscerality: A sense of abjection regarding

About the Author :
Nathan Abrams is Professor in Film and Lead Director for the Centre for Film, Television and Screen Studies at Bangor University. He lectures on British and American popular culture, history film and intellectual culture. He is co-founder of Jewish Film and New Media: An International Journal. He is the co-author of Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of His Final Film, and the author of Stanley Kubrick: New York Jewish Intellectual and The New Jew in Film: Exploring Jewishness and Judaism in Contemporary Cinema, among others. Gregory Frame is Research Associate in Film Studies at Bangor University. His main area of interest is the politics of popular film and television, and he has published widely in these areas in peer-reviewed journals and edited collections. He is the author of The American President in Film and Television: Myth, Politics and Representation.

Review :
Tackling sequels, prequels, games and comics, Alien Legacies is a thoughtful and engaging demonstration not only of the diversity and sheer scale of the Alien franchise, but also its continuing resonance and interest for media studies scholars.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780197556023
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Height: 156 mm
  • No of Pages: 274
  • Sub Title: The Evolution of the Franchise
  • Width: 235 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0197556027
  • Publisher Date: 10 Jul 2023
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 685 gr


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