Tilting the Scale: Gender Imbalance in Horror w/ Maegan

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In this minisode, join Maegan as she spends some time dissecting the gender imbalances in horror. We’re not only going to be tapping into our feminist rage in this minisode and looking at the misrepresentation of women in horror, we’re also going to be heavily digging into the stereotyping of men as well, acknowleding the entire lack of representation for gender non-conforming roles, and also discussing how horror is serving as the battering ram for breaking down gendered stereotyping and balancing the scales of representation.

References

• Monster Pains: Masochism, Menstruation, and Identification in the Horror Film
• The Others: Why Women Are Shut Out of Horror by Soraya Roberts
• How Horror Films Are Bringing More Gender Equality to Hollywood by Beth Younger 
• Geena Davis Institute on Gender In Media: New Study shows women will turn off a film or TV show if too stereotyped or lacking female characters.
• Google and the Geena Davis Institute: The women missing from the silver screen and the technology used to find them
• Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film - Updated Edition by Carol J. Clover
• Last Girl Standing: The Evolution of the Final Girl | Minisode w/ Maegan

The Clever Ghouls podcast, hosted by Maegan and Blair, is a show dedicated to watching, analyzing, and discussing the movies that make us think about them long after we’ve left the theater or turned off the TV. We bring quick wit and unique perspectives from backgrounds like art history, cinematography, psychology, analysis, public education, mysticism, mythos, and more to create a curated, inclusive conversation around the spooky movies we love. Tune in on your favorite podcast hosting platform to listen along, join the conversation, and chime in with your own observations!

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