Episode 105: Allegorical Monsters - The Intersection of Gender and Horror

Welcome to Trans Sister Radio Season 5, Episode 11!This week, Athena and Quinn discuss how horror, and especially movie monsters, remind us of our own gender journeys.Main Topic: Allegorical Monsters - The Intersection of Gender and HorrorCitations:Barbara Creed’s "Monstrous-Feminine": Trans and gender-nonconforming bodies as sites of horror and fascination. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Creed#Work Julia Kristeva’s "Abjection": Society rejects what blurs boundaries, including gender. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abjection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_Horror Frankenstein: A Feminist Interpretation of Gender Construction: Using Judith Butler's concept of Gender as performative, making the monstrous body a form of rebellion. https://idun.augsburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?bcs-agent-scanner=18a1fc3d-75a7-514a-98e2-dd6097899b22Really Silly Thing: Sorcery: Contested Realm - Gothichttps://sorcerytcg.com/gothicWe have a Patreon! Come find us at patreon.com/storythusfarWe are asking for more topic ideas! Please contact us through our Blue Sky, https://bsky.app/profile/storythusfar.com, or our email ([email protected]) if there's anything you'd like to hear us talk about!