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Bury Your Gays (They Might Just Come Back to Haunt You) - A History of Queerness Within Horror Cinema from the Introduction of the Hays Code to Modern Day
Sophie Coleman, MA Design History Graduate, 2025

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As the winner of The Northern School of Art’s MA Dissertation Prize 2024, Sophie explores the intersections between queerness and horror cinema with a clear understanding and intent. Her research effectively establishes connections between the historical contexts of horror and contemporary, post-internet pop culture references, which emerge as one of the defining strengths of her work. Through an auto-ethnographic approach, Sophie provides valuable insights into her art practice, which informs her dissertation. Furthermore, her study on MA Design History has inspired further research into the horror genre. In April 2024, she presented her paper titled "The Autistic Canon and Coding Within the Horror Genre: From Changeling Children to Slashers on the Spectrum" at the Nightmare ’24 conference, held at The Northern School of Art, focusing on the representation of mental health in horror.

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Sophie Coleman

MA Design History Graduate 2023

The Northern School of Art

 

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