Double maternal stigma : single, mad mothers in Japanese maternal horror

In Japanese maternal horror films, motherhood becomes a visually horrifying spectacle. Monstrous and abject representations of motherhood do not necessarily rely on monstrous depictions of the mothers themselves. The horror of motherhood also lies in the destructive mother-child relationship as it r...

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Main Author: Nur Syahirah Binte Suradi
Other Authors: Yong Wern Mei
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2017
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-703962019-12-10T11:47:52Z Double maternal stigma : single, mad mothers in Japanese maternal horror Nur Syahirah Binte Suradi Yong Wern Mei School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Broadcasting::Motion pictures and films::Asian cinema DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Broadcasting::Motion pictures and films::Film theory and criticism DRNTU::Humanities::Literature In Japanese maternal horror films, motherhood becomes a visually horrifying spectacle. Monstrous and abject representations of motherhood do not necessarily rely on monstrous depictions of the mothers themselves. The horror of motherhood also lies in the destructive mother-child relationship as it reveals the potentially devastating effects maternal failure may have on a child. While female yūrei, or spirits, from Japanese folklore depict physical monstrosity, monstrosity also lies in the mother’s inability to fulfil her maternal role. Maternal mental illness and single or divorced mothers become associated with monstrosity and maternal failure. This thesis will argue that monstrous and abject representations of motherhood and the mother-child relationship in Japanese maternal horror actually propagates a double layer of maternal stigma and reveals underlying cultural anxieties towards these stigmatised mothers. In Japanese maternal horror films, motherhood becomes a visually horrifying spectacle. Monstrous and abject representations of motherhood do not necessarily rely on monstrous depictions of the mothers themselves. The horror of motherhood also lies in the destructive mother-child relationship as it reveals the potentially devastating effects maternal failure may have on a child. While female yūrei, or spirits, from Japanese folklore depict physical monstrosity, monstrosity also lies in the mother’s inability to fulfil her maternal role. Maternal mental illness and single or divorced mothers become associated with monstrosity and maternal failure. This thesis will argue that monstrous and abject representations of motherhood and the mother-child relationship in Japanese maternal horror actually propagates a double layer of maternal stigma and reveals underlying cultural anxieties towards these stigmatised mothers. Bachelor of Arts 2017-04-24T01:36:39Z 2017-04-24T01:36:39Z 2017 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70396 en Nanyang Technological University 36 p. application/pdf
institution Nanyang Technological University
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topic DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Broadcasting::Motion pictures and films::Asian cinema
DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Broadcasting::Motion pictures and films::Film theory and criticism
DRNTU::Humanities::Literature
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DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Broadcasting::Motion pictures and films::Film theory and criticism
DRNTU::Humanities::Literature
Nur Syahirah Binte Suradi
Double maternal stigma : single, mad mothers in Japanese maternal horror
description In Japanese maternal horror films, motherhood becomes a visually horrifying spectacle. Monstrous and abject representations of motherhood do not necessarily rely on monstrous depictions of the mothers themselves. The horror of motherhood also lies in the destructive mother-child relationship as it reveals the potentially devastating effects maternal failure may have on a child. While female yūrei, or spirits, from Japanese folklore depict physical monstrosity, monstrosity also lies in the mother’s inability to fulfil her maternal role. Maternal mental illness and single or divorced mothers become associated with monstrosity and maternal failure. This thesis will argue that monstrous and abject representations of motherhood and the mother-child relationship in Japanese maternal horror actually propagates a double layer of maternal stigma and reveals underlying cultural anxieties towards these stigmatised mothers.
author2 Yong Wern Mei
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title Double maternal stigma : single, mad mothers in Japanese maternal horror
title_short Double maternal stigma : single, mad mothers in Japanese maternal horror
title_full Double maternal stigma : single, mad mothers in Japanese maternal horror
title_fullStr Double maternal stigma : single, mad mothers in Japanese maternal horror
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