Revisionist rape-revenge : redefining a film genre

Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: Reapproaching Rape-Revenge 1. Remaking Rape-Revenge: The Last House on the Left (1972/2009) and I Spit on Your Grave (1978/2010) 2. The Postfeminist Trap of Vagina Dentata for the American Teen Castratrice 3. Rape, Racism, and Descent into...

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Main Author: Henry, Claire
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2020
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Online Access:http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/75415
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Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Language: English
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Summary:Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: Reapproaching Rape-Revenge 1. Remaking Rape-Revenge: The Last House on the Left (1972/2009) and I Spit on Your Grave (1978/2010) 2. The Postfeminist Trap of Vagina Dentata for the American Teen Castratrice 3. Rape, Racism, and Descent into the Ethical Quagmire of Revenge 4. The Shame of Male Acolytes: Negotiating Gender and Sexuality Through Rape-Revenge 5. Collective Revenge: Challenging the Individualist Victim-Avenger in Death Proof, Sleepers, and Mystic River Conclusion: Challenging the Boundaries of Cinema's Rape-Revenge Genre in Katalin Varga and Twilight Portrait