LECTURE: Engaging Medusa: Competing myths and fairytales in Jane Campion's In the Cut

You are invited to a lecture by

Dr Sue Gillett, Film, Literature and Women’s Studies, La Trobe University

Date and Time: Tuesday 10 August at 6.00pm Venue: Geography Lecture Theatre 1, UWA

Abstract:

In Jane Campion's most recent film a serial killer, with a penchant for disarticulating womens bodies, particularly their heads, is on the loose. In this paper I explore the ways in which ancient characters and themes from Western mythology and fairy-tales are evoked and reinvented in this very contemporary urban thriller. Seen through the eyes of a modern, sexually active Athene, the stratagems and motivations of Bluebeard, Perseus and the charming Prince are newly judged.

Sue Gillett is the author of Views from beyond the mirror: the films of Jane Campion, (ATOM, 2004). She lectures in Film, Literature and Womens Studies at La Trobe University Bendigo.

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