Poison Ivy, Wild Things and Other Erotic Teen Thrillers of the 1990s: The Class-Shamed 'Evil' Other of Hypersexualized Girl Power
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Chapter Title | Poison Ivy, Wild Things and Other Erotic Teen Thrillers of the 1990s: The Class-Shamed 'Evil' Other of Hypersexualized Girl Power |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2865 |
Book Title | The Forgotten Victims of Sexual Violence in Film, Television and New Media: Turning to the Margins |
Authors | |
Author | Hopkins, Susan |
Editors | Patrick, Stephanie and Rajiva, Mythili |
Page Range | 25-46 |
Chapter Number | 2 |
Number of Pages | 22 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
ISBN | 9783030959340 |
9783030959357 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95935-7_2 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-95935-7_2 |
Abstract | The following chapter utilizes close, textual and feminist analysis of fictitious, teen, 'bad girl' characters Othered and punished within the misogynistic moral narratives of erotic thriller films of the 1990s. Specifically, the chapter explores how ambitious, confident, (hyper)sexual 'bad' girls are constructed within these popular film narratives, through gendered social class myths. The author argues that these intersecting, class-shaming, slut-shaming myths also reflect reactionary cultural anxieties about female upward social mobility and popular girl power in the 1990s. The chapter interrogates the intersecting class-based assumptions, stereotypes and rape culture myths repeated across these representative film case studies, especially those which may inadvertently function to blame teenage victims and excuse older male predators. The author takes issue with the (mis)representation of the monstrous, bad or shadow girl (who is supposedly 'asking for it' by asking for too much) and challenges the punitive heterosexual male gaze and moral economy of these films. |
Keywords | Teen thriller films; working-class victims; girl power; 1990s; bad girls; pop culture |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470107. Media studies |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | USQ College |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q754v/poison-ivy-wild-things-and-other-erotic-teen-thrillers-of-the-1990s-the-class-shamed-evil-other-of-hypersexualized-girl-power
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