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Abjection? The Monstrous-Feminine? Motherhood? What else could we be talking about other than the Alien franchise? Join us as we examine the first four films in the Alien series—Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien: Resurrection—to trace how this franchise has evolved, shifted, and taken on grotesque new forms over time.
Some Sources You Might Find Interesting:
- Powers of Horror by Julia Kristeva
- Alien and The Monstrous-Feminine by Barbara Creed
- What’s the Story, Mother?: The Mourning of the Alien by Stephen Scobie
- Monstrous Mothers: Medusa, Grendel, and Now Alien by Lynda K. Bundtzen
- “Alien” Within, “Aliens” Without: The Primal Scene and the Return to the Repressed by Ilsa J. Bick
- “Alien” as an Abortion Parable by John L. Cobbs
- MASOCHISM AND REPRESENTATION IN MODERN HORROR: THE CASE OF “ALIEN 3” by Celestino Deleyto Alcalá
- Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to the Alien and Predator Films by David A. McIntee
- “Alien, The Thing” and the Principles of Terror by Douglas Fowler
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