Stepford Daughters

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A radical update of Men, Women, and ChainsawsIntervenes in a mainstream and academic discussion on social reproduction: Some of the most important and popular works of feminist theory currently circulating are concerned with social reproduction. Works by Kathi Weeks, Tithi Battacharya, Cinzia Arruzza, Sophie Lewis, Melinda Cooper, Jenny Brown, and others have not only revivified conversations and debates in academia but have reached popular audiences and inspired mass movements such as the International Women's Strike. Connects feminist theory and cultural analysis: There is a great hunger for politicized cultural analysis as demonstrated by the thousands of people who regularly read Blind Field, a journal of Marxist feminist cultural co-created by Isaacson.A sharp increase in smart, politically critical, feminist horror films in the last decade: Feminist horror films have achieved wide popularity. For example, memes from films like Get Out, Hereditary, and The Babadook have become popular ways to telegraph political commentary and jokes. This book is the first to combine an explanation of social reproduction with an analysis of contemporary horror films.A pedagogical tool for undergraduates taking film and theory courses. A number of Isaacson's essays have been taught in universities in the past. Horror film also generate a large engaged audience that dissects and analyzes movies that will be eager-even if occasionally resistant-for the ideas in Stepford Daughters.A culture of horror fans: There are a number of podcasts, blogs, and print magazines with wide readership for politicized people who are interested in horror. These include Horror Vanguard, Horror Homeroom, Horror Scholars, Faculty of Horror, The Kitchen Sisters, and Fangoria. Leftist analysis of popular culture is always "popular”: There are a number of journals, podcasts, magazines, and conferences pitched towards educated, left-leaning, readers who are interested in analyzing and interrogating popular culture. These include The New Inquiry, Blind Field, Against the Grain, Behind the News, Jacobin, Los Angeles Review of Books, Jezebel, Brooklyn Review, Lux, HM, Marxist Literary Group, and Red May. Perfect for book groups: The combination of films to watch and analysis to prompt discussion makes Stepford Daughters perfect for feminist and anticapitalist activists and reading groups.