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Scream with Me
Scream with Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980) | Eleanor Johnson
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A LOS ANGELES TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 A compelling, intelligent, and timely exploration of the horror genre from one of Columbia Universitys most popular professors, shedding light on how classic horror films demonstrate larger cultural attitudes about womens rights, bodily autonomy, and more. In May of 2022, Columbia Universitys Dr. Eleanor Johnson watched along with her students as the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade. At the same time, her class was studying the 1968 horror film Rosemarys Baby and Johnson had a sudden epiphany: horror cinema engages directly with the combustive politics of womens rights and offer a light through the darkness and an outlet to scream. With a voice as persuasive as it is insightful, Johnson reveals how classics like Rosemarys Baby, The Exorcist, and The Shining expose and critique issues of reproductive control, domestic violence, and patriarchal oppression. Scream with Me weaves these iconic films into the fabric of American feminism, revealing that true horror often lies not in the supernatural, but in the familiar confines of the home, exposing the deep-seated fears and realities of womens lives. While on the one hand a joyful celebration of seminal and beloved horror films, Scream with Me is also an unflinching and timely recognition of the power of this genre to shape and reflect cultural dialogues about gender and power.
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Talk about timely and important, and I just randomly came across this new release while searching for covers that fit #HauntsAndHexes #Scream prompt. Social horror has been a thing since before the recent wave. #Nonfiction exploring how classic horror films have been used as cultural critique of women‘s rights issues? Yes please!!

#HauntedShelf Cover #ScavengerHunt #Yellow #BlackCatCrew

BookwormAHN 🧡🐈‍⬛🧡 1mo
Eggs Sounds intelligent 🙀 1mo
KT1432 Yeah it does @Eggs! I‘m going to try to read it for nonfiction November and put on my thinking cap lol. 🤓 1mo
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