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Episode 62. Surveilled: Peeping Tom (1960) and Psycho (1960)
In this episode, Alex and Andrea look through an illicit peephole into the world of the mad and macabre. Both Peeping Tom and Psycho caused sensations when they were released in the same year, causing Western audiences to question the nature of evil, our proximity to one another and how many women we can watch die on screen.
REQUIRED READING
Peeping Tom. Dir. Michael Powell, 1960.
Psycho. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960.
EXTRA CREDIT
Class of 2018 T-shirts – Get ’em while their hot!
Salem Horror Fest – We’ll be back October 12-14! Get your tickets now.
Visual Pleasure in Narrative Cinema. Laura Mulvey’s groundbreaking essay on the cinematic gaze
Men, Women and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. Carol Clover’s genre-defining book from 1992.
“Have You Ever Seen the inside of One of Those Places?”: Psycho, Foucault, and the Postwar Context of Madness. Cynthia Erb’s essay on institutionalization and Psycho.
Michael Powell’s ‘Peeping Tom’: the film that killed a career. An overview of the release and reaction to Peeping Tom.
The Misogyny of the Modern Slasher Film. Anna Biller’s blog post about the slasher sub-genre.
LISTEN
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By Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West
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In this episode, Alex and Andrea look through an illicit peephole into the world of the mad and macabre. Both Peeping Tom and Psycho caused sensations when they were released in the same year, causing Western audiences to question the nature of evil, our proximity to one another and how many women we can watch die on screen.
REQUIRED READING
Peeping Tom. Dir. Michael Powell, 1960.
Psycho. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960.
EXTRA CREDIT
Class of 2018 T-shirts – Get ’em while their hot!
Salem Horror Fest – We’ll be back October 12-14! Get your tickets now.
Visual Pleasure in Narrative Cinema. Laura Mulvey’s groundbreaking essay on the cinematic gaze
Men, Women and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. Carol Clover’s genre-defining book from 1992.
“Have You Ever Seen the inside of One of Those Places?”: Psycho, Foucault, and the Postwar Context of Madness. Cynthia Erb’s essay on institutionalization and Psycho.
Michael Powell’s ‘Peeping Tom’: the film that killed a career. An overview of the release and reaction to Peeping Tom.
The Misogyny of the Modern Slasher Film. Anna Biller’s blog post about the slasher sub-genre.
LISTEN
Right click or option-click here and choose “Save Target As…” to download the mp3.
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