Essays about: "the Final Girl"

Found 4 essays containing the words the Final Girl.

  1. 1. “I’m not a Final Girl” An intersectional character analysis of Jade in Stephen Graham Jones’ My Heart Is a Chainsaw and its pedagogical implications in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Jens Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : My Heart Is a Chainsaw; Final Girl; Intersectional Framework; identity; marginalization; alienation; empowerment; EFL classroom;

    Abstract : The following essay applies an intersectional lens to the character analysis of Jade, the main character in Stephen Graham Jones’ My Heart Is a Chainsaw (2021), as it aims to introduce EFL students to the principles of the intersectional theory framework. As Jade, as a way of dealing with her reality as an abused and marginalized young part-Native American adolescent, obsessively frames her real-life experiences in a slasher movie context, the novel explores the themes of identity, marginalization, empowerment through the way Jade sees herself in relation to the Final Girl: the archetypal female protagonist featured in slasher movies. READ MORE

  3. 2. Technology based solutions as enablers for active and assisted living - Development of a conceptual system to assist in ageing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Amanda Westin; Fiona Hay; [2021]
    Keywords : eldercare; welfare technology; smart home; safety; technical design; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Old age is something that affects everyone, sooner or later and in different ways. The question on how to take care of older persons and support them when getting older might be more relevant now than ever, as the population over 60 years old is expected to grow with 40 percent in the coming 10 years. READ MORE

  4. 3. ”Number one: you can never have sex” : En analys av sexualitet och genus i tre skräckfilmer mellan 1997-2017.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Genusvetenskap

    Author : Matteus Blomqvist; [2017]
    Keywords : skräckfilm; sexualitet; genus; kön;

    Abstract : I uppsatsen undersöker jag om Carol Clovers teorier från boken Men, Women and Chain saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film fortfarande går att applicera på filmer som kom ut efter det att boken publicerats 1992. De två frågorna jag vill besvara är huruvida Clovers text fortfarande går att applicera, samt hur sexualitet och genus representeras i filmerna jag valt att använda. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Final Girl

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Bildproduktion

    Author : Calle Svensson; [2016]
    Keywords : Halloween; kvinnlig huvudroll; feministisk filmteori; slasher; the Final Girl; Halloween; kvinnlig huvudroll; feministisk filmteori; slasher; the Final Girl;

    Abstract : Den här vetenskapliga uppsatsen analyserar den kvinnliga huvudkaraktären Laurie Strode i John Carpenters original och Rob Zombies remake av slasherfilmen Halloween. Uppsatsens syfte är att studera hur samma karaktär har porträtterats ur ett feministiskt perspektiv och hur vi kan förstå dem utifrån de epoker de skapades i. READ MORE