Gothic Precarity: Fear and Anxiety in Twenty-First-Century Fiction
(Part of the Gothic Literary Studies Series)
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From economic ruin to climate catastrophe--how the Gothic has become the literature of our precarious age. Whether political, economic, or existential, precarity has become the defining condition of the twenty-first century. As traditional structures of security unravel, the Gothic has resurged as the perfect literary mode to explore this collective unease. Gothic Precarity is the first book of its kind to examine the intersection of Gothic fiction and precarity. Timothy Rideout masterfully examines how contemporary writers use elements of the uncanny and the monstrous to engage with the anxieties of our time. This book explores how modern Gothic narratives tackle displacement, instability, and systemic violence--whether through vampires as symbols of ruthless capitalism in Mexico City or a spectral migrant trapped between worlds of political oppression. Through an exploration of works set in post-war Baghdad, climate-ravaged North America, and beyond, Gothic Precarity displays how today's Gothic fiction gives form to the fears shaping our precarious world.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:183772282X
ISBN13:9781837722822
Release Date:December 2025
Publisher:University of Wales Press
Length:280 Pages
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