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Beyond the Lesbian Vampire is a groundbreaking dive into the pervasive archetype of the violent lesbian, examining this historically problematic figure within cultural and cinematic imagination - from witch to vampire to murderer - and identifying her resurgence in seven critically acclaimed queer horror films of the late 2010s.
Each case study depicts multidimensional lesbian characters trending toward more justifiable narrative reasons for violence. Additionally, this new iteration of the violent lesbian self-consciously references earlier portrayals, including her popular vampiric form, despite shedding her literal fangs. The combination of excessive citation alongside narrative shift gestures towards a reclamation of the violent lesbian within queer horror.
The author weaves textual analysis and scholarly debates around assimilation and the legibility of lesbianism's queerness to reveal the cultural salience of the violent lesbian, and of the queer and lesbian fears and pleasures she evokes. Beyond the Lesbian Vampire is a vital contribution to lesbian studies, horror studies, queer studies and feminist studies.
Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Finding the Violent Lesbian
1. The Myth of the Violent Lesbian
2. For the Love of It: Desire, Power, and Violence in The Neon Demon
3. Framing the Lesbian: Spectatorial Suspicion and Self-reflexivity in The Perfection and Knife + Heart
4. Nature Versus Nurture: Lesbian Fears, Werewolf Mommies, and Wife Killers in What Keeps You Alive and Good Manners
5. Smash (& Burn) The Patriarchy: Reclaiming Lesbian Violence as Feminist Rage in Thelma and Lizzie
Conclusion: Reclaiming the Violent Lesbian
Film and Series Reference List
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