​​​​Jess Whitaker, MA Design History student at The Northern School of Art presents Looking Through a Film Lens: Feminist and Queer Edition produced under Just Another Feminist Film Critic. This edition features contributions from the following writers, artists, filmmakers, and creatives:

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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 2024, The Northern School of Art

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Identity in Transition: Wong Kar-Wai and the Handover of Hong Kong. Lily Collinson, Independent Researcher

Have the Presentations of Women in Horror Films Evolved from the 20th to the 21st Century? Cait Byers, BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production Graduate 2024

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How is Queer representation explored in the American horror genre with a specific examination of Ryan Murphy’s AHS? Anna Bant, BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production Graduate 2022

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Why is Buffy Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997 – 2003), Still Considered a Feminist Icon within the Vampire Genre? Jess Whitaker, MA Design History student, 2025

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How Are the Working Class Depicted in British Cinema Post-2000 and is There Still a Gender Inequality Found in These Films? Niamh Henry, BA (Hons) Film, TV & Theatre Production Graduate 2024

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Camp, Kitsch, and Suburbia – Origins of a Queer Colour Palette in Cult Film and Its Expansion into Contemporary Art. Sophie Coleman, MA Design History Graduate 2024, The Northern School of Art

Robert Eggers’ Nightmare: Mythology Meets Misogyny, Lily Collinson, Independent Researcher

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