A Monstrous(ly-Feminine) Whiteness: Gender, Genre, and the Abject Horror of the Past in American Horror Story: Coven.

The article discusses the concepts of gender, genre and the abject horror of the past in "American Horror Story: Coven", the third season of the horror anthology television series "American Horror Story". Topics discussed include the season intertwining two story lines including race slavery in the...

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Publicado en:Women's Studies Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 557 - 574
Autor principal: King, Amy K.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2017
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Sumario:The article discusses the concepts of gender, genre and the abject horror of the past in "American Horror Story: Coven", the third season of the horror anthology television series "American Horror Story". Topics discussed include the season intertwining two story lines including race slavery in the southern states, and the rivalry between white witches and black voodoo practitioners from the 1600s to the present, and the essay focusing on the fictional character of Madame Delphine Lalaurie.