“Here, Kitty, Kitty” and the Toothy Vagina: Ellen Ripley
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The following is one chapter from a book I wrote, Tough Gynes: Violent Women in Film as Honorary Men, published by Wipf and Stock in 2019. It is a gender-and-violence reflection on the film, Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott and featuring Sigourney Weaver as the protagonist, Ellen Ripley. There will be references to other chapters, covering eight other films:
“Here, Kitty, Kitty” and the Toothy Vagina: Ellen Ripley
“Here, Kitty, Kitty” and the Toothy Vagina…
“Here, Kitty, Kitty” and the Toothy Vagina: Ellen Ripley
The following is one chapter from a book I wrote, Tough Gynes: Violent Women in Film as Honorary Men, published by Wipf and Stock in 2019. It is a gender-and-violence reflection on the film, Alien (1979), directed by Ridley Scott and featuring Sigourney Weaver as the protagonist, Ellen Ripley. There will be references to other chapters, covering eight other films: