By Aria Alamalhodaei | In 1999, the average person in Great Britain was captured on closed circuit television (CCTV) nearly… Read more In/Visibility in Dirty Pretty Things
Category: Horror
Women Acting Out in (Cognitive) Maps to the Stars
By Johanna Isaacson | The rise of feminized labor, with its blurred boundaries and emotional demands, leads to new forms… Read more Women Acting Out in (Cognitive) Maps to the Stars
‘Unfriended’ Unpacks Cyber-Sociality
By Johanna Isaacson | The film Unfriended (2015) updates the ghost story. A teen bullied into suicide, Laura Barnes, returns to… Read more ‘Unfriended’ Unpacks Cyber-Sociality
Managed Monsters: “The Babadook” as Care Strike
By Johanna Isaacson | In 1963 Betty Friedan diagnosed the frustration and depression of the housewife as “the problem with… Read more Managed Monsters: “The Babadook” as Care Strike
Weak and Wounded: “Session 9”, Work, and Insurgent Femininity
By Benjamin Noys | “A Martian who hijacked the stock of the average video store would reasonably conclude that humans… Read more Weak and Wounded: “Session 9”, Work, and Insurgent Femininity
“It Follows”: Contemporary Horror and the Feminization of Labor
By Johanna Isaacson | Misogyny is a shape-shifter, a shadow, an “It” that follows and mutates to fit the culture’s… Read more “It Follows”: Contemporary Horror and the Feminization of Labor
