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'You'll like this - it's feminist!' Representations of strong women in horror fiction

Lazard, L. (2009) 'You'll like this - it's feminist!' Representations of strong women in horror fiction. Feminism & Psychology. 19(1), pp. 132-136. 0959-3535.

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Abstract: In this paper, I will discuss the ways in which strong women characters are constituted in the 2005 film The Descent. In doing so, I will unpack representations of these fictional women with a view to articulating the implications that they have for challenging both problematic feminine positionings and heterosexism(s). While the film The Descent can be read as falling short of offering a challenge to heterosexist understandings of femininity, it will be argued that viewing horror films as monolithically problematic for women may overlook the subversive potential of this genre.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Feminism; fiction
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN3427 Special kinds of fiction. Fiction genres > PN3435 Horror
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Women > HQ1101 Women. Feminism > HQ1206 Psychology
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1993 Motion pictures
Creators: Lazard, Lisa
Publisher: Sage Publications
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016)
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Group > Social and Cultural Research in Psychology Group
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Psychology
Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences
Date: February 2009
Date Type: Publication
Page Range: pp. 132-136
Journal or Publication Title: Feminism & Psychology
Volume: 19
Number: 1
Language: English
ISSN: 0959-3535
Status: Published / Disseminated
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/2754

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