I Spit On Your Victimization: Analyzing Trauma Depicted in Horror Films From a Feminist Perspective

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dc.contributor.advisorWinchell, Anne
dc.contributor.authorHenry, Michaela
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-19T21:00:58Z
dc.date.available2021-01-19T21:00:58Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.description.abstractHorror films have often used their female protagonists as a tool to reinforce misogynistic themes and conservative values through the depiction of traumatic events, resulting in the “Final Girl” trend in which one lone woman is permitted to survive. To understand this phenomenon and its relationship to trauma, I have attributed this trend to three main subgenres: psychological horror, body horror, and revenge. In the context of these subgenres, I critically examine various themes of horror films, including menstruation and puberty, class tensions, feminine rage, religious trauma, and PTSD. What arises from this analysis is a complicated polarity of victimhood that can often place the female main character somewhere in between the protagonist and the antagonist. As the horror genre is often interstitial, this allows for discursive discussions on these dichotomies, frequently attributing them to real life social anxieties. This contributes to an evolution of the “Final Girl” trend, one that rejects the implications of sexist conservatism and embraces a more empowering and socially critical narrative.
dc.description.departmentHonors College
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dc.format.extent86 pages
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dc.identifier.citationHenry, M. (2020). I spit on your victimization: Analyzing trauma depicted in horror films from a feminist perspective (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/13132
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjecthorror
dc.subjectfilm theory
dc.subjectgender studies
dc.subjectfilm
dc.subjectfinal girls
dc.subjecttrauma
dc.subjectHonors College
dc.titleI Spit On Your Victimization: Analyzing Trauma Depicted in Horror Films From a Feminist Perspective
thesis.degree.departmentHonors College
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglish
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
txstate.documenttypeHonors Thesis

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