Words of Warwick Anthology
ART
THE SUN RISES AT 4AM AT THE END OF THE WORLD
KITTY
APPLAUSE
SCREECH
Winner of the 2020 Bedford International Competition's Young Poet Award
MI DUENDE MUERDE
NOW YOU CAN LEAVE
IN THE MIRROR I SEE
Reinvention- an undergraduate journal of international research
MANDORLA
MAL DE OJO
MERLIN KILLED BY GOLD DIGGER
THE TICKLE LIT Issue 2
THINK OF YOUR FAVORITE PLACE
THEY’LL FIND WHAT THEY’RE LOOKING FOR
TWO TYPES OF FLOWERS
TO MOTHER
GIRLHOOD IN GUN NATION
HIS GAZE
Reinventing Myth: Poetry and Mythology Challenge
Longlisted
The New Femme Fatale in 'Jennifer’s Body'
This paper offers an analysis of Jennifer Check from Diablo Cody’s film Jennifer’s Body (2009). It argues that the character of Jennifer advances the concept of the femme fatale by exploring the ways in which she both adheres to and challenges the trope, ranging from her outward appearance, her duplicity and her relationships with other female characters. This is contextualised through an overview of the longer history of the femme fatale, touching on biblical figures such as Eve (Adam’s wife), Lilith (the first wife of Adam who turned into a demon-mother) and Salome (daughter of Herod II who asked for the head of John the Baptist), and later characters such as Catherine Tramell from Basic Instinct (1992) to analyse the evolution of the trope in relation to different cultural moments. Additionally, the discussion emphasises the importance of the female re-appropriation of the figure, and differentiates it from the femme castrice. Finally, the paper establishes the new femme fatale, led by Jennifer Check, as a by-product of objectification and abuse that turns her into both victim and monster with a vendetta against those that made her.
"The way that the poet has been able to deftly weave through those different tonal qualities in this poem really speaks to their ability on a craft level but also just to their intensely personal believable and enjoyable voice."
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