A hovering ghost from the future
The posthuman gothic landscape of Bangalore in Appupen’s ‘Bangaloids’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22003475 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abinsha Joseph (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, corresponding author), Smita Jha (0000-0001-6064-5482, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 381-395 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2150-4857 • E-ISSN: 2150-4865 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21504857.2024.2362742 |
| OpenAlex | W4399334500 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The academic discussion surrounding the Gothic is dominated by British and American traditions. The globalgothic, concerned with gothic discourses outside the canonical traditions, is a developing arena, and gothic voices from other parts of the globe need to be studied. Appupen’s ‘Bangaloids’ is a dystopian short story that represents the gothic voice from India. Part of Bangalore: A Graphic Novel (2017), a city-centric graphic storytelling initiative, the story responds to the social trauma caused by fast-paced urbanism and questions some of the deepest fears about the human condition. This paper argues that ‘Bangaloids’ presents Bangalore’s fictitious posthuman gothic landscape to make readers contemplate a dystopian future. It analyses the gothic matrix of the metropolis; theories on modern gothic are used to comprehend Bangalore’s gothic character. It also studies the formal qualities of the graphic medium that highlight the gothic themes and facilitate storytelling
Aesthetics · Art · Geography · Posthuman · Cinema and Media Studies · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis
| Highly cited | No |
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