21 min

Monster Map Beast and Bible

    • History

In this episode, Dr. Pierce walks us through the basics of monster theory and how to "read" monsters in sacred and popular texts.
View a transcript of this episode here: https://share.descript.com/view/SlvlgD6T9aW 
Works Mentioned
The Hobbit (TV Movie 1977)
The Hobbit narrated by Nicol Wilianson (1974 Vinyl)
“The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” by Leonard Nimoy
Monster Theory: Reading Culture by Jeffrey Cohen
Brahm Stroker’s Dracula (1992), directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Dracula (2020)
Prey (2022)
Predator (1987) 
Jaws (1975)
Jaws 2 (1978) 
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Hereford Mappa Mundi
Jurassic Park (1993)
Alien (1979)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 
 
 
 

In this episode, Dr. Pierce walks us through the basics of monster theory and how to "read" monsters in sacred and popular texts.
View a transcript of this episode here: https://share.descript.com/view/SlvlgD6T9aW 
Works Mentioned
The Hobbit (TV Movie 1977)
The Hobbit narrated by Nicol Wilianson (1974 Vinyl)
“The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” by Leonard Nimoy
Monster Theory: Reading Culture by Jeffrey Cohen
Brahm Stroker’s Dracula (1992), directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Dracula (2020)
Prey (2022)
Predator (1987) 
Jaws (1975)
Jaws 2 (1978) 
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Hereford Mappa Mundi
Jurassic Park (1993)
Alien (1979)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 
 
 
 

21 min

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