The Pontianak : monstrous-feminine par excellence? Female monstrosity in Malay horror films

The Pontianak : monstrous-feminine par excellence? Female monstrosity in Malay horror films

This paper explores the construction of the Pontianak's monstrosity, drawing on Kristeva's psychoanalytic work on the abject to reveal the cultural significance of its representation in horror films.

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Main Author: Nurazleena Ramli
Other Authors: Wee Bee Geok
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::Malaysia
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59297
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-592972019-12-10T12:17:58Z The Pontianak : monstrous-feminine par excellence? Female monstrosity in Malay horror films Nurazleena Ramli Wee Bee Geok School of Humanities and Social Sciences Yong Wern Mei DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::Malaysia This paper explores the construction of the Pontianak's monstrosity, drawing on Kristeva's psychoanalytic work on the abject to reveal the cultural significance of its representation in horror films. Bachelor of Arts 2014-04-29T06:08:19Z 2014-04-29T06:08:19Z 2014 2014 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59297 en Nanyang Technological University 37 p. application/pdf
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The Pontianak : monstrous-feminine par excellence? Female monstrosity in Malay horror films
description This paper explores the construction of the Pontianak's monstrosity, drawing on Kristeva's psychoanalytic work on the abject to reveal the cultural significance of its representation in horror films.
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title The Pontianak : monstrous-feminine par excellence? Female monstrosity in Malay horror films
title_short The Pontianak : monstrous-feminine par excellence? Female monstrosity in Malay horror films
title_full The Pontianak : monstrous-feminine par excellence? Female monstrosity in Malay horror films
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