{"product_id":"9781914420887","title":"Capitalism: A Horror Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eA horror-story history of capitalism and its relationship to the haunted and the gothic, and a manifesto of Gothic Marxism, which finds revolutionary hope in the nightmare of modernity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does it mean to see horror in capitalism? What can horror tell us about the state and nature of capitalism?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending film criticism, cultural theory, and philosophy, \u003ci\u003eCapitalism: A Horror Story\u003c\/i\u003e examines literature, film, and philosophy, from Frankenstein to contemporary cinema, delving into the socio-political function of the monster, the haunted nature of the digital world, and the inescapable horror of contemporary capitalist politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevitalizing the tradition of Romantic anticapitalism and offering a “dark way of being red”, \u003ci\u003eCapitalism: A Horror Story\u003c\/i\u003e argues for a Gothic Marxism, showing how we can find revolutionary hope in horror- a site of monstrous becoming that opens the door to a Utopian future.","brand":"Jon Greenaway","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48035414802644,"sku":"9781914420887","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_5ebdc543-a67f-4677-8cfc-1c8060cb6d07.jpg?v=1780361801","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781914420887","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}