Masculinity and Monstrosity: Characterization and Identification in the Slasher Film

Men and Masculinities

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 370-392

  Rieser, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

characterization,; feminist film theory,; gender,; horror film,; identification,; masculinity,; monster,; queer; slasher film,

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990361024     PISSN: 1097184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1097184X01003004002     Document Type: Article

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