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1 At Stake: Monsters and the Rhetoric of Fear in Public Culture Edward Ingebretsen Student Edition
Prepared by: Dr. Caroline (Kay) Picart Assistant Professor of English and Humanities Courtesy Asst. Professor of Law Florida State University

2 Introduction: Thinking About Monsters

3 Guide Question: How does the word “monster” function in public rhetoric?

4 Guide Question: According to Ingebretsen, what does “monster-talk” allow?

5 Guide Question What examples of monsters does Ingebretsen cite?

6 Guide Question: How is the body of the monster visualized?

7 Guide Question How are monster-talk and the formation of citizens related?

8 Guide Question What is the key concept of Jeffrey Cohen’s Monster Theory?

9 Guide Question How are monsters and ideology related?

10 Discussion Questions:
According to Ingebretsen, what is the late-modern cinematic monster narrative? Do you agree or disagree?

11 Discussion Question: Does monster-talk recognize the difference between church and state?

12 Guide Question What connections does Ingebretsen make between the media myths of Frankenstein, Dracula and Andrew Cunanan?

13 Chapter Overviews: Brief Characterizations?

14 Guide Question What purpose does staking the monster serve?

15 Guide Question How does Ingebretsen personally locate himself in relation to his study/critique of monster talk?

16 Guide Question What is the “monster of the Christian tradition” according to Ingebretsen?


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