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Alluring Monsters: The Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization

By Rosalind Galt

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
9780231554046
DOI
10.7312/galt20132
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16817026 bytes)
Pages
\311
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 21:08:24

Description

The pontianak, a terrifying female vampire ghost, is a powerful figure in Malay cultures. Exploring how and why the pontianak found new life in postcolonial Southeast Asian film and society, Rosalind Galt reveals the importance of cinema to histories and theories of decolonization.

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