Alluring Monsters: The Pontianak And Cinemas Of Decolonization

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.

• | By (Author): Rosalind (Senior Lecturer In Film Studies, University Of Sussex) Galt
• | Publisher: Columbia University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 16, 2021
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 312 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0231201338
• | ISBN-13: 9780231201339