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Monsters reveal the discursive practices defining normative humanity.

Monsters reveal the discursive practices defining normative humanity.

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Sep 20, 20261 min read

Monsters reveal the discursive practices defining normative humanity.

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  • Monsters reveal the discursive practices defining normative humanity.
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  • A people's monster myths reveal their deepest values and fears
  • Enlightenment rationalism generated new monsters instead of eradicating them
  • Images of deviance serve to justify societal norms and values.
  • Linnaeus formally classified monstrous humans as a separate species.
  • Pre-modern monsters were geographically bounded to the edges of the known world.