Sociology 2202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Julia Kristeva, Suicide, Neurosis
17 Apr 2017
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The pleasures of feeling terror (may be associated with) escapism curiosity catharsis arousal rehearsal sado-masochism the death-wish. Barbara creed: horror and the monstrous feminine (in coursepack) Noel carroll: why horror (in horror, thefilm reader, ed. Mary beth oliver and meghan sanders: the appeal of horror and suspense (in the horror film, ed. Features probably common to all experiences of scopophilia associated with film. Escapism: this is more interesting than my life. Noel carroll suggests that horror thrives above all as a narrative form horror narratives revolve around proving, disclosing, discovering, and confirming the existence of something that is impossible, something that defies standing conceptual schemes Thus, to a large extent, the horror story is driven explicitly by curiosity. It engages its audience by being involved in processes of disclosure, discovery, proof, explanation, hypothesis, and confirmation. Features more specifically associated with horror/terror and associated pleasures.
