009 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre w/ Johanna Isaacson

Did somebody order head cheese? If you did, you're in luck! This week, we're joined by Johanna Isaacson, author of Stepford Daughters: Weapons for Feminists in Contemporary Horror, to talk about the one, the only, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre! We ask the important questions, such as, "does Leatherface represent feminized labor?" and "is Leatherface trapped in an MLM?"

(We worry about Leatherface's wellbeing a lot.)

 

Readings:

“Blood for Oil,” Chuck Jackson

Men, Women, and Chain Saws, Carol Clover

Splatter Capital, Mark Steven

“The American Nightmare,” Robin Wood

“Cannibalism, Class, and Power: A foodways analysis of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” Mark Bernard

“Horrible Form,” Evan Calder Williams

“Headcheese and a Side of Benjamin,” Jerry D Metz

“Film Bodies: Genre, Gender and Excess,” Linda Williams

 

Jo’s links: 

Twitter handle @StepfordDotter

Stepford Daughters link 

Facebook horror group

Blind Field Journal

Precarious Souls (a super DIY movie they're making with friends)

 

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Art by Anya R. Hueing

Music by @coffin_flops