Alluring Monsters: The Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization

Author/Contributor(s):	Galt, Rosalind
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	10/19/2021
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

The pontianak, a terrifying female vampire ghost, is a powerful figure in Malay cultures. Exploring how and why the pontianak found new life in postcolonial Southeast Asian film and society, Rosalind Galt reveals the importance of cinema to histories and theories of decolonization.