GOTHIC CRITICS Flashcards

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DAVID PUNTER -

psychological matters

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the Gothic “deals in psychological matters”

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JULIA KRISTEVA -

ambiguous

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“anything ‘ambiguous’ creates a human reaction of horror”

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DAVID PUNTER -

villain’s ability to survive

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“the villian has a remarkable ability to survive in hideously dangerous situations”

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anxieties about human identity

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“products of cultural axieties about the nature of human identity”

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JOHN BERGER -

‘Ways of Seeing’ (1972)

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“men gaze at women with the assumption they can do something to or for them, whereas women view themselves at being looked at”

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MARGARET DOODY -

power structures

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“patriarchal power structure”

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SUE CHAPLIN -

inability to defend themselves

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“women’s inability to defend themselves against forms of abuse…permitted by the patriarchal systems of power”

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