Be(ware) the Swallowing Nature Bites Back: FROGS and the Ecophobic White Imagination
Orca, none of which may have existed without their progenitor in Jaws. Both Steph Cannon and Blu Gilliand recognize the impact of Spielberg’s ’75 classic not just on the genre, but the degree to which it shifted how folks relate to natural bodies of water in general. As Cannon describes, the film’s blockbuster success ravaged waterside communities the year of its release, taking a choice bite from local economies largely dependent on summer tourism—just as seen in the movie. While these economies eventually bounced back, the real catastrophe was the film’s impact on sharks themselv...
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