{"product_id":"hannah-lillith-assadi-and-omar-khalifah-darwish-poems-copy","title":"Eleanor Johnson: Scream With Me (preorder)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtria Books, 2026, softcover, 368 pages, 13.9 x 21.2 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA compelling, intelligent, and timely exploration of the horror genre from one of Columbia University’s most popular professors, shedding light on how classic horror films demonstrate larger cultural attitudes about women’s rights, bodily autonomy, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Supreme Court decided to reverse Roe v. Wade in the spring of 2022, Dr. Eleanor Johnson and her class were in the middle of studying the 1968 horror classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRosemary’s Baby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a film that understands reproductive coercion as the soul of horror. Teaching this film to her distraught students led Johnson to an epiphany: horror cinema engages directly with the combustive politics of women’s rights and the despotic atmosphere in America, both in the 1970s and today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ten “riveting, enlightening, and occasionally scream-inducing” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) essays, Johnson reveals with intellect and empathy how classics like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRosemary’s Baby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e expose and critique issues of reproductive control, domestic violence, and patriarchal oppression. By weaving these iconic films into the fabric of American feminism, Johnson reveals that true horror often lies not in the supernatural but in the familiar (and all too often, lethal) confines of the home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60298458268032,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/811UDcy9hnL._SY522.jpg?v=1793620804","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/hannah-lillith-assadi-and-omar-khalifah-darwish-poems-copy","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}