Happy New Year! This week, your favorite ghouls discuss the controversial, feminist crime classic: 1991's The Silence of the Lambs. Topics include: The use of psychology and Rites of Passage in TSOTL, the male gaze, feminism, and transphobia.

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Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com

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Resources:

Silence of the Lambs Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_(film)

Why the Silence of the Lambs in a Feminist Fable by Nicholas Barber

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170307-why-the-silence-of-the-lambs-is-a-feminist-fable

Silence of the Sexes: Gender Inversion in Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs

https://urj.ucf.edu/docs/Evans.pdf

Cultural analysis of Jonathan Demme's "The Silence of the Lambs" by Arthur S. Almquist

https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2971&context=etd

Before we knew better: Silence of the Lambs is a win for women—but fails LGBTQ culture by By Annaliese Griffin

https://qz.com/quartzy/1566136/silence-of-the-lambs-is-a-win-for-women-but-fails-lgbtq-culture/

The Enduring Feminist Vision of 'The Silence of the Lambs' by Madison Brek

https://filmschoolrejects.com/feminist-vision-silence-of-the-lambs/

Feminist Forensics in The Silence of the Lambs

https://thefilmstage.com/features/the-silence-of-the-lambs-and-the-intuitive-feminism-of-jonathan-demme/

Feminine Perspective And Power In THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS by CH Newell

https://www.filminquiry.com/feminine-perspective-power-silence-lambs/

Over 25 Years, Clarice Starling's Impact on Film Heroines Still Resonates by Sarah Marshall

https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/over-25-years-clarice-starlings-impact-film-heroines-still-resonates-hearken

The Not-So-Hidden Transphobia in Silence of the Lambs

https://www.thesociologicalcinema.com/blog/the-not-so-hidden-transphobia-in-silence-of-the-lambs

‘Buffalo Bill Is NOT Transgender’ Claims ‘Silence of the Lambs’ Actor

https://screenhub.blog/2018/06/05/buffalo-bill-is-not-transgender-claims-silence-of-the-lambs-actor-screenhub-entertainment/

MY AUNTIE BUFFALO BILL: THE UNAVOIDABLE TRANSMISOGYNY OF SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

http://feministing.com/2016/03/10/my-auntie-buffalo-bill-the-unavoidable-transmisogyny-of-silence-of-the-lambs/

A Transgender Critic Revisits “The Silence Of The Lambs” On Its 25th Anniversary

https://hornet.com/stories/a-transgender-critic-revisits-the-silence-of-the-lambs-on-its-25th-anniversary/

THE NEW FINAL GIRL OF 90S HORROR: PART 2 by DAWN KEETLEY

http://www.horrorhomeroom.com/the-new-final-girl-of-90s-horror-part-2/

Pink pussyhats: The reason feminists are ditching them by Kristen Jordan Shamus,

https://www.freep.com/story/news/2018/01/10/pink-pussyhats-feminists-hats-womens-march/1013630001/

McDermott, LeRoy (1996). "Self-Representation in Upper Paleolithic Female Figurines". Current Anthropology. 37 (2): 227–275. JSTOR 2744349.

The Venus of Willendorf and its Controversial Interpretation

http://scihi.org/venus-of-willendorf/