Mathias Clasen
| Mathias Clasen | |
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Clasen in 2012. | |
| Born | 1978 (age 37–38) |
| Residence | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Fields | Horror studies, biocultural theory |
| Institutions | Aarhus University |
| Influences | Joseph Carroll |
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Website horror | |
Mathias Clasen (born 1978) is a Danish scholar of horror fiction and the author/editor of three non-fiction books on the horror genre as well as two horror anthologies.[1] He is assistant professor in literature and media at Aarhus University, his alma mater, from where he received his PhD in 2012.
Mathias Clasen’s research integrates horror study with the natural and social sciences, in particular human behavioral biology and evolutionary and cognitive psychology. His academic work builds on the evolutionary, or biocultural, approach of literary scholars such as Joseph Carroll, Brian Boyd, Brett Cooke, and Jonathan Gottschall.
Major works
- Drager, damer & dæmoner (2002).
- Homo Timidus (2004).
- Horror.dk (2008) – editor.
- Velkommen til dybet (2011) – editor.
- Monsters and Horror Stories: A Biocultural Approach (2012) - PhD dissertation.
- Monstre (2012).
References
- ↑ Clasen, Mathias. "Mathias Clasen's website". Retrieved January 8, 2014.
External links
- Personal website
- University web page
- Mathias Clasen's profile on academia.edu
- 2011 interview/feature in The Psychologist
- 2013 interview/feature in New Scientist
- Darwinian literary studies
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