Identifier
etd-04092009-105427
Degree
Master of Mass Communication (MMC)
Department
Mass Communication
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
ABSTRACT In entertainment, the media often portray various social groups, including women, in certain negative ways and as having more negative qualities than other traditional social groups, such as white males. These portrayals provide viewers with ways of thinking about and acting towards members of a particular group, thus affecting communication and perception. This research seeks to analyze data on horror film stereotyping in a new way not by merely observing stereotypes of women in horror film, but by examining the content across time-periods and societal change. A textual analysis will compare 16 total films, 8 original films versus the later remakes of each film. This will help analyze the female stereotypes that exist within horror films as well as society. Even though the media says that stereotypic portrayals have changed over the last few decades, social stereotypes still exist today.
Date
2009
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.
Recommended Citation
Brewer, Chad, "The stereotypic portrayal of women in slasher films: then versus now" (2009). LSU Master's Theses. 56.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/56
Committee Chair
Sanders, Meghan
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.56