Examining Shelley through the lens of the “final girl” horror trope, talking about feminist film theory, and questioning the popular perception of Wendy Torrance and Shelley’s portrayal of the character. Want to learn about the filmic phallus and castration anxiety? Tune in!
Robert Hickerson
roberthickerson.com
Instagram @roberthickerson
Bilge Ebiri
Twitter @BilgeEbiri
vulture.com/author/bilge-ebiri
Further reading on The Shining and the final girl:
Bilge Ebiri, The Discomforting Legacy of Wendy Torrance vulture.com/2019/11/the-discomforting-legacy-of-wendy-torrance.html
Rebecca McCallum, Sympathising With Wendy: The Overlooked Heroine Of The Shining
evolutionofhorror.com/blog/sympathising-with-wendy
Jillian Cheney, It’s Okay to Scream: In Defence of the Weeping Mothers of Horror
thefinalgirls.co.uk/bloody-women/shelley
Theresa Baughman, The Shining’s Final Girl: Wendy Torrance & Vulnerability
whatsleepsbeneath.com/movieblog/the-shining-wendy-torrance
Candice Frederick, The Complex Dynamic Between Female Muse and Male Filmmaker slashfilm.com/556519/male-directors-and-actresses
Amanda Gowin, The Misunderstood Perfection of Shelley Duvall in Kubrick’s The Shining
thisishorror.co.uk/the-misunderstood-perfection-of-shelley-duvall-in-kubricks-the-shining/
Kier-La Janisse, House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films, 2012
Jason Hellerman, A Deep Examination of the Final Girl Trope
nofilmschool.com/final-girl-trope
Emily Gagne, [Final Girl Fashion] Anything But A Dull Girl: Why We Can’t Overlook Wendy’s Wardrobe In The Shining (1980)
Patrons:
Ken Lehman
Duane Lehman
Xavier Hamel
José Armenta
Justine Springberg
Kelly Elasser
Liz Wheeler
Cavid Dassidy
Sharon
Sarah Elizabeth
Dan Travis
Sophia Pulido
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