Revisiting The Ghosts of Vatican II: Gender in Catholic Horror Cinema of the American 60s and 70s

McKinley, Currie D. (2015) Revisiting The Ghosts of Vatican II: Gender in Catholic Horror Cinema of the American 60s and 70s. Undergraduate thesis, under the direction of Mary F. Thurlkill from Religious Studies, The University of Mississippi.

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Abstract

This thesis contextualizes 1960s and 1970s American horror films against the historical backdrop of Vatican II with the intent of discovering how the texts, reception, and legacies of the films could illuminate the gender politics of the various changes implemented over the course of Vatican II. The first chapter analyzes the text of Rosemary’s Baby as a metaphor for restrictive policies on birth control on the part of the post-Vatican II papacy. The second chapter considers the implications of disagreements between the author and director of The Exorcist with regard to how different individuals wanted the Catholic Church to present itself in Vietnam-era America. The third and final chapter analyzes the legacy of The Amityville Horror as the end of the Catholic horror renaissance and the beginning of the more female-friendly paranormal horror genre.

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate)
Creators: McKinley, Currie D.
Student's Degree Program(s): Religious Studies, English
Thesis Advisor: Mary F. Thurlkill
Thesis Advisor's Department: Religious Studies
Institution: The University of Mississippi
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations
E History America > E151 United States (General)
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0080 Criticism
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1993 Motion Pictures
Depositing User: Currie D. McKinley
Date Deposited: 06 May 2015 19:08
Last Modified: 06 May 2015 19:08
URI: http://thesis.honors.olemiss.edu/id/eprint/310

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