scholarly journals Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man Discussing Narratives of Domestic Abuse and Gaslighting through the Cassandra Myth

Humanities ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Alice Payne
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Abuse ◽  
Classical Literature ◽  
Male Violence ◽  
Invisible Man ◽  
Critical Effect ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Invisible

Renowned for its hard-hitting exploration of gaslighting and domestic abuse, Leigh Whannell’s 2020 film The Invisible Man has inevitably been linked to the #MeToo movement. Despite the film’s contemporary premise, however, its narrative of male violence and female silencing is fundamentally rooted within classical literature and can be seen as an appropriation of the Cassandra myth. This article will be reviewing the continued relevance of the Cassandra myth today and the impact of her appearance within the horror movie genre. It will identify how Cassandra’s narrative as a truth-speaker, who is met with disbelief, has been appropriated for both thematic and critical effect. It will also consider the gendered implication of truth-speakers in horror and the impact of representing a female Cassandra onscreen to critique gendered issues, such as female silencing, domestic abuse, and gaslighting. By applying the classical figure of Cassandra to Whannell’s The Invisible Man, this article will continue by highlighting the patriarchal mechanisms which have historically dictated the reliability of female truth-speaker, thus connecting modern truth-speakers to their ancient counterparts.

I-O Teachers: Druids in the Desert, or the Invisible Man?

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris B. Baltes ◽  
Marcus W. Dickson
Keyword(s):  
Invisible Man ◽  
The Invisible

‘I can relate to the Invisible Man...’

2019 ◽  
pp. 87-106
Author(s):  
G. Y. Shulpyakov ◽  
I. Duardovich
Keyword(s):  
Invisible Man ◽  
The Invisible

scholarly journals The role of cultural industries in modern cultural life of the region (on the example of N. D. Neustroev's comedy “Tieteybit”)

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Nurgun Vyacheslavovich Afanasev ◽  
Ul'yana Valer'evna Titova
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Creative Industry ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Regional Culture ◽  
Classical Literature ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
The Impact

The object of this research is the role of the comedy “Tieteybit” by N. D. Neustroev in cultural life of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). The subject is the impact of modern creative industries upon cultural life of the region. On the example of Nikolay Denisovich Neustroev's comedy play “Tieteybit”, the authors examine the use of creative approaches towards preservation and popularization of cultural heritage of the Sakha people. It is noted that over the recent years, a major event in the development of spiritual culture and cultural life of the region overall has become the innovations introduced by the contemporaries in staging the Yakut comedies. Motifs of the comedy “Tieteybit” served as the prototype for staging the the first Yakut musical comedy, and even a film. A survey was conducted touching upon the following questions: are the innovations introduced in culture in form of a screen version of classical literature with the elements of innovation encourage the young generation to studying the Yakut cultural heritage?; what is the relevance of the work by N. D. Neustroev “Tieteybit”? The conclusions is made that in the XXI century, N. D. Neustroev's comedy “Tieteybit” has become one of the basics for the development of creative industry of the region. As an instrument for the development of regional culture, creative industry may play the strongest and highly effective role in the development of social life of the region.

Writing violence: John McGahern and Flannery O’Connor

John McGahern ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank McGuinness
Keyword(s):  
American South ◽  
Flannery O'connor ◽  
Male Violence ◽  
The American South ◽  
The Impact

This chapter looks in close detail at two stories, written by authors of very different background: ‘The Beginning of an Idea’ by John McGahern, a chronicler of mid to late 20th century rural Ireland, and ‘A Good Man is Hard to Find’ by Flannery O’Connor, a chronicler of the American South. The chapter traces what correspondence there might arise between these writers from Catholic backgrounds, and the impact faith has on their comprehension of male violence - rape in the Mc Gahern story, and murder in O’Connor’s. The chapter emphasizes what, spiritually and socially, connects and disconnects both authors, and shows how the two stories, diverse in style and approach, but sharing an underlying sense of brutality, illustrate their respective authors’ interest in human inclination for violence and evil.

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