Monster Theory at 30
Those familiar with the discipline of monster studies are aware of the seminal work of Jeffrey Cohen and his influential book Monster Theory: Reading Culture. This book is now thirty years old! Cohen recently made an announcement on Facebook that he has edited a forthcoming volume titled Monster Theory at Thirty published by the University of Minnesota Press. The volume is due out early next Spring. In his Facebook post Cohen included an image from the table of contents with the titles from the volume’s twenty-seven contributors. As someone involved in the academic study of monsters for some twenty years, it is great to see this thesis have continued life and fresh explorations by young and older scholars alike.
