The Final Girl Grown Up: Representations of Women in Horror Films from 1978-2016

Carol Clover defined a Final Girl as a stereotype of the pure, virginal sole survivor in 1980’s slasher films such as Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween. But does this representation hold up in 2016 films? Because the horror genre is so broad today, it’s almost impossible to nail down a certain s...

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Main Author: Cupp, Lauren
Format: Others
Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2017
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Online Access:http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/958
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1950&context=scripps_theses