"I Do Love an Evil, Bisexual Monster”: Young, Queer New Zealanders’ Engagement with Contemporary Lesbian Horror Media

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"I Do Love an Evil, Bisexual Monster”: Young, Queer New Zealanders’ Engagement with Contemporary Lesbian Horror Media

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Recent trends in contemporary horror TV present monstrous queer women as Western media’s latest anti-hero, and in doing so highlight the role gender has in shaping our understanding of violence. This thesis examines this trend, looking at how representations of violent lesbians are interpreted and used by viewers to aid in shaping and understanding their own identities. I use close textual analysis of three queer horror shows- Ratched (2020-); Killing Eve (2017-2022); and The Haunting of Bly ...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2023

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Correll Trnka, Revena

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/_I_Do_Love_an_Evil_Bisexual_Monster_Young_Queer_New_Zealande...

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Social and cultural anthropology / queer / horror / anthropology / TV / School: School of Social and Cultural Studies / Social and Cultural Anthropology / Degree Discipline: Cultural Anthropology / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts

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