About the Author

An associate professor of English at La Roche College in Pittsburgh, Joshua David Bellin is an amateur film-maker and the author of The Demon of the Continent: Indians and the Shaping of American Literature.

Reviews

"Framing Monsters is a significant study of the ideological workings of fantasy films from classics such as King Kong and The Wizard of Oz to contemporary favorites like Jurassic Park and Lord of the Rings. Invested as both fan and academic, Bellin meticulously argues that this genre reinforces structures of alienation relating to race, class, gender, and disability."-Rob Latham, author of Consuming Youth: Vampires, Cyborgs, and the Culture of Consumption"