Preview our new ebook, Beyond Empowertainment: Feminist Horror and the Struggle for Female Agency, by reading four chapters from the book: one taken from each …
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Unsane gives form to society’s systemic sexism
Steven Soderbergh's Unsane explores systemic sexism by comparing and pairing stalker David Strine with a corrupt medical facility. This is an excerpt from our …
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‘It is with love that I do this’: Cannibalism and power under patriarchy
In Raw and We Are What We Are, cannibalism is used as a metaphor to explore what it is to be a woman living under patriarchy, in both the macro and the micro. …
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Thelma is more than just a modern Carrie
Thelma has been compared to Brian De Palma’s Carrie, but Trier gives his female lead agency whereas Carrie was simply a victim. This is an excerpt from our …
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Personal Shopper conflates depression with technological obsession
In Personal Shopper, the boundary between Maureen and others is both because of technology and merely exacerbated by it. This is an excerpt from our book, …
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Critics survey: What does ‘feminist horror’ mean to you?
Seventh Row asks critics what the term 'feminist horror' means to them, in anticipation of our ebook on the topic. You can pre-order the book here. Seventh …
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