Where do Monsters come from?

This monster of a video explores JJ Cohen's Monster Theory and the cultural and etymological roots of classical and modern monsters, with some surprising financial connections along the way! Please forgive us for being more than a month late with this video, which we of course intended for Halloween.

Content note: this video contains several brief discussions of racism, slavery, and obsolete racist terminology.

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00:00 Intro
00:20 Etymology of Monster
01:35 JJ Cohen's Monster Theory
03:40 Vampires
07:45 Dragons
09:35 Germanic burial customs and British coins
13:16 Dracula
15:00 Capitalism
17:45 Captains of Industry and Robber Barons
20:21 Frankenstein
25:08 Zombies
30:05 Salt and the Roman army
33:35 Astronomy and Medusa
35:43 Werewolves, silver and gold
40:55 Guilds and Cyclops
45:15 Fossils
47:52 Griffins and Chimeras and Cerberus
53:20 Midas
55:30 History of money
01:00:45 History of banking
01:04:04 Etymology of money
01:05:40 Outro and credits