Scream by Michael J. Seidlinger - 9781501386749

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

ScreamAuthor(s): Michael J. Seidlinger\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781501386749, 978-1501386749\nSynopsis\nObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.\n\nWhen you are born, the first thing you do is scream. Be it a response to fear, anger, sadness, or happiness, the scream is a declaration of being alive.\n\nThe metal vocalist cupping the microphone blares out a deafeningly harsh scream. The drill instructor screams out commands to their soldiers. And then theres the bloodcurdling screams we know from horror films. A scream has many meanings, but it is an instinctive and reflexive action that, at its core, reveals raw emotion.\n\nInvestigating popular and alternative cultures, art, and science, Michael J. Seidlinger tracks the resonance of the scream across media and literature and in his own voice. \n\nObject Lessons is published in part.