Peirse, A orcid.org/0000-0003-1032-9013 (2022) Towards a feminist historiography of horror cinema. Horror Studies, 13 (1980s Horror Film Cu). pp. 231-249. ISSN 2040-3275
Abstract
Jackie Kong released four feature films between 1981 and 1987, including the horror films The Being (1981) and Blood Diner (1987). She directed all four films, while also working variously as screenwriter, producer and editor on individual productions. In this essay, I use Kong’s experiences of making horror films in the 1980s as a way of critically revisiting our histories of 1980s horror film culture. I offer a feminist model of doing horror film history: not only uncovering and illuminating the unknown or little-known work of women in horror film, but also critically thinking about the way we write our histories, and what this might say about our representation of personal, cultural and national identities. Ultimately, this essay is guided by the following question: what might a feminist historiography of horror cinema look like?
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 Intellect Ltd. This is an author produced version of an article published in Horror Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | 1980s film; Blood Diner; feminist film history; Jackie Kong; The Being; women filmmakers; women’s film history |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number AHRC (Arts & Humanities Research Council) AH/W000105/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2022 15:10 |
Last Modified: | 01 Oct 2023 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Intellect |
Identification Number: | 10.1386/host_00056_1 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:193966 |