Category: Horror
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Seen and Not Seen: 1960s and 1970s American Gender Politics
Created by Vassilia Kiakas and Maya Gregoire for Magdalena Olzanowski’s History of Film Production Techniques class Vassilia Kiakas and Maya Gregoire discuss 1960s and 1970s queer representation and gender politics through the lens of horror.
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An Analysis of Midsommar: Burning Men and May Queens
Written by Michaela Charbonneau for Dr. Magdalena Olszanowski Cinema & Communications: Selected Topics course *This text contains spoilers to the film Midsommar The night-winds come and go, mother, upon the meadow-grass. And the happy stars above them seem to brighten as they pass; There will not be a drop of rain the whole of the…
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Jordan Peele’s Nope
Created by Kayla Rodgers Kayla Rodgers analyses “The Star Lasso Experience” scene from Jordan Peele’s 2022 Horror/Sci-Fi.
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The Erasure of Black Contribution in Hollywood and Jordan Peele’s Nope
By Ethan Bautista, created for Justine McLellan’s Media and Society course In this magazine, Ethan Bautista explores how Jordan Peele’s Nope addresses the historical lack of recognition for black contribution in the film industry, thus touching on topics such as presentism, the legacy of stunt work, themes of exploitation and the monster’s allegorical nature.
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The Rise of Feminist Horror
Written by Lou Tremblay, written for Justine McLellan’s Explorations in Cinema and Communications Winner of the Cheryl Simon Writing Award for Subtext’s Fall 2023 issue It is a well-known fact that the horror genre has not been particularly kind to women. In the past, horror films often have offered tropes, such as the “Final Girl”…
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