dc.contributor.advisor | Menne, Jeff | |
dc.contributor.author | Broyles, Lyndsey | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-25T19:24:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-25T19:24:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-05-01 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11244/321542 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Slumber Party Massacre series is the only horror franchise exclusively written and directed by women. In a genre so closely associated with gender representation, especially misogynistic sexual violence against women, this franchise serves as a case study in an alternative female gaze applied to a notoriously problematic form of media. The series arose as a satire of the genre from an explicitly feminist lesbian source only to be mediated through the exploitation horror production model, which emphasized female nudity and violence. The resulting films both implicitly and explicitly address feminist themes such as lesbianism, trauma, sexuality, and abuse while adhering to misogynistic genre requirements. Each film offers a unique perspective on horror from a distinctly female viewpoint, alternately upholding and subverting the complex gender politics of women in horror films. | |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.language | en_US | |
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dc.title | Female Authorship in the Slumber Party Massacre Trilogy | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Lewis, Lynn | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Uhlin, Graig | |
osu.filename | Broyles_okstate_0664M_16220.pdf | |
osu.accesstype | Open Access | |
dc.type.genre | Thesis | |
dc.type.material | Text | |
dc.subject.keywords | feminist film theory | |
dc.subject.keywords | gaze theory | |
dc.subject.keywords | horror | |
dc.subject.keywords | slasher films | |
thesis.degree.discipline | English | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Oklahoma State University | |