Creed Barbara - The Monstrous - Feminine Film Feminism Psychoanalysis - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This is a timely update of a seminal text which re - interprets key films of the horror genre including Carrie The Exorcist The Brood and Psycho. In the first edition Creed draws on Julia Kristeva's theory of abjection to challenge the popular view that women in horror are almost always victims and argues that patriarchal ideology constructs women as monstrous in relation to her sexuality and reproductive body to justify her subjugation. Although a projection of male fears and paranoid fantasies the monstrous - feminine is nonetheless a terrifying figure. Creed's argument contests Freudian and Lacanian theories of sexual difference to offer a provocative rereading of classical and contemporary horror. This updated edition includes a new section examining contemporary feminist horror films in relation to nonhuman theory. Creed proposes a new concept of radical abjection to reinterpret the monstrous - feminine as a figure who embraces abjection by reclaiming her body and re - defining her otherness as nonhuman while questioning patriarchy anthropocentrism misogyny and the meaning of the human. Films discussed include Ginger Snaps Teeth Atlantics The Girl with All the Gifts Border and Titane. Barbara Creed's classic remains as relevant as ever and this edition will be of interest to academics and students of feminist theory nonhuman theory critical animal studies race and queer theory.
Title: The Monstrous - Feminine Film Feminism Psychoanalysis
Author(s): Creed Barbara
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367209452
Pages: 266 Pages, 25 Halftones, Black And White; 25 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 11/2/2023
Series: Popular Fictions Series
Category: Psychoanalytical Theory (Freudian Psychology)