In honor of Texas Chainsaw's 50th anniversary and Jo's Post45 cluster (Kayte's collage is in it!) we are re-publishing our TCM episode. Enjoy!
Did somebody order head cheese? If you did, you're in luck! This week, we're joined by Johanna Isaacson, author of Stepford Daughters: Weapons for Feminists in Contemporary Horror, to talk about the one, the only, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre! We ask the important questions, such as, "does Leatherface represent feminized labor?" and "is Leatherface trapped in an MLM?"
(We worry about Leatherface's wellbeing a lot.)
Readings:
“Blood for Oil,” Chuck Jackson
Men, Women, and Chain Saws, Carol Clover
Splatter Capital, Mark Steven
“The American Nightmare,” Robin Wood
“Cannibalism, Class, and Power: A foodways analysis of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” Mark Bernard
“Horrible Form,” Evan Calder Williams
“Headcheese and a Side of Benjamin,” Jerry D Metz
“Film Bodies: Genre, Gender and Excess,” Linda Williams
Jo’s links:
Twitter handle @StepfordDotter
Precarious Souls (a super DIY movie they're making with friends)
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Art by Anya R. Hueing
Music by @coffin_flops
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