Description: The Monstrous-Feminine by Barbara Creed Most critical writings on horror films conceptualise woman as victim. Creed challenges this view with a feminist psychoanalytic critique, discussing films such as Alien, I Spit on Your Grave and Psycho. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In almost all critical writings on the horror film, woman is conceptualised only as victim. In The Monstrous-Feminine Barbara Creed challenges this patriarchal view by arguing that the prototype of all definitions of the monstrous is the female reproductive body.With close reference to a number of classic horror films including the Alien trilogy, The Exorcist and Psycho, Creed analyses the seven `faces of the monstrous-feminine: archaic mother, monstrous womb, vampire, witch, possessed body, monstrous mother and castrator. Her argument that man fears woman as castrator, rather than as castrated, questions not only Freudian theories of sexual difference but existing theories of spectatorship and fetishism, providing a provocative re-reading of classical and contemporary film and theoretical texts. Author Biography Barbara Creed (Author) Table of Contents Part I Faces of the Monstrous-Feminine: Abjection and the Maternal INTRODUCTION 1 KRISTEVA, FEMININITY, ABJECTION 2 HORROR AND THE ARCHAIC MOTHER: ALIEN 3 WOMAN AS POSSESSED MONSTER: THE EXORCIST 4 WOMAN AS MONSTROUS WOMB: THE BROOD 5 WOMAN AS VAMPIRE: THE HUNGER 6 WOMAN AS WITCH: CARRIE Part II Medusas Head: Psychoanalytic Theory and the Femme Castratrice, 7 LITTLE HANS RECONSIDERED: OR THE TALE OF MOTHERS TERRIFYING WIDDLER 8 MEDUSAS HEAD: THE VAGINA DENTATA ANDFREUDIAN THEORY 9 THE FEMME CASTRATRICE: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, SISTERS 10 THE CASTRATING MOTHER: PSYCHO 11 THE MEDUSAS GAZE Long Description In almost all critical writings on the horror film, woman is conceptualised only as victim. In The Monstrous-Feminine Barbara Creed challenges this patriarchal view by arguing that the prototype of all definitions of the monstrous is the female reproductive body. With close reference to a number of classic horror films including the Alien trilogy, The Exorcist and Psycho, Creed analyses the seven faces of the monstrous-feminine: archaic mother, monstrous womb, vampire, witch, possessed body, monstrous mother and castrator. Her argument that man fears woman as castrator, rather than as castrated, questions not only Freudian theories of sexual difference but existing theories of spectatorship and fetishism, providing a provocative re-reading of classical and contemporary film and theoretical texts. Details ISBN1138127701 Year 2015 ISBN-10 1138127701 ISBN-13 9781138127708 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2015-09-04 Pages 216 Series Popular Fictions Series Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Barbara Creed Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Illustrations black & white illustrations DEWEY 791.43616 Replaced by 9780367209445 Short Title The Monstrous-Feminine Language English UK Release Date 2015-09-04 AU Release Date 2015-09-04 NZ Release Date 2015-09-04 Subtitle Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis Alternative 9780415052597 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:125371596;
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