Introduction—Wicked Prisms: Monstrosity as Vor-Schein
Abstract
In the introduction to the volume, editors Chemers and Santana describe their approach to the concept of monstrous utopias as a process of Roachian surrogation. They acknowledge that the relationship between “monster” and “human” isn’t and can’t be hierarchical; that monsters and humans are equal co-creations of one another; and that this recognition makes possible a vision of a better world, one in which the worst agents of repression and humiliation do not succeed.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Utopian
Dystopian
and Speculative Fiction
Gothic Literature and Media Analysis
Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 1–9
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter