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“WHY ARE WE WEARING BRAS ON OUR HEADS?” OCCULT PERCEPTIONS IN THE HOME VIDEO ERA (2019)
Academic paper, delivered as part of the MMU 80s Gothic Symposium in June 2019, covering:
- How 1980s cinema gave birth to the ‘active gothic’
- The difference between the active and ‘aesthetic gothic’
- How the occult empowers the active gothic
- Occult ‘lessons’ that allow narrative journey completion
- Character analysis’ in Weird Science, The Breakfast Club and Ghoulies 1-3
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Senior Lecturer in Film Studies & American Studies / 80s Gothic Symposium Organiser