The archetypes of "bogeyman" and "final girl" within the slasher horror sub-genre: an enquiry into socio-cultural values
| dc.contributor.author | Wentzel, Gareth Peter | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-14T08:58:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-02-14T08:58:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description | Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master in Arts In the Department of Film and Television Faculty of Humanities University of the Witwatersrand March 2017 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | Drawing on Carol Clover’s theory of the male antagonist or "Bogeyman" and the female protagonist or "Final Girl" that define the American Slasher Horror sub-genre, I analyzed two original Slasher films, namely Halloween (Carpenter 1978) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (Craven 1984). I later outlined the evolution of these conventions within the Slasher sub-genre, using the remakes of both films respectively. I then endeavoured to explain the subversion of these conventions in France with the New French Extremity Movement, and analyse how these filmmakers successfully transposed a typical American subgenre to France. Finally, using New French Extremity, I attempted to subvert and transpose these conventions to South Africa by writing, producing and directing a short Slasher film titled The Teddy Bear Man. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | MT2018 | en_ZA |
| dc.format.extent | Online resource (43 leaves) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Wentzel, Gareth Peter (2017) The archetypes of "Bogeyman" and "Final girl" within the slasher horror sub-genre: an enquiry into socio-cultural values, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <https://hdl.handle.net/10539/23887> | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/23887 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Horror films | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Feminism and motion pictures | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Feminist film criticism | |
| dc.title | The archetypes of "bogeyman" and "final girl" within the slasher horror sub-genre: an enquiry into socio-cultural values | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |
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