Car Crash Culture

A morbidly fascinating and articulate collection of essays, this book explores the grim underside of America's cult of the automobile and the disturbing, frequently conspiratorial, speculations that arise whenever the car becomes the cause or the site of human death. Through analysis of fatal celebrity car accidents and other examples of death by automobile, as well as through personal memoir and forensic reports, cultural critics ponder our very human fascination with the car crash. Topics include the roles and experiences of passengers and bystanders, car crash conspiracy theories, the automobile as a site of murder, studies of car crash cinema, and psychological interpretations of the notion of the 'accident.' The book features original essays by such underground icons as Kenneth Anger and Adam Parfrey.

Author: M. Brottman
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 03/11/2002
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.24h x 5.51w x 1.07d
ISBN: 9780312240387

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2002 pg. 132

About the Author
MIKITA BROTTMAN has published books on horror films, cult cinema, and the history of cannibalism. She teaches at the Maryland Institute College of Art and writes for a number of alternative and underground publications.