The Haunting of the Unheard - Discussing Horror Media Made by the Silenced and the Marginalized

The Horror genre has existed for centuries: it is in the ghost stories we tell or the folklore about demons and evil entities. Studies show that depending on when the Horror work was made, it accurately depicts society's zeitgeist, its fears, as well as anxieties. Academia has discussed Horror works such as Frankenstein, Dracula, and even Hollywood Horror movies. But why are most of the works discussed in academia so…  "white"? 

Moreover, if (popular) Horror works show society's true fears, it is also important to ask to whom exactly it is scary. Who are the victims, who the perpetrators? In reality, it actually shows the fears and anxieties of those in power, those who are able to voice out their fears. Hence, this tutorial will explore Horror works made by those who cannot voice their fears, those who are marginalized, and made invisible by those in power. Distancing from Western knowledge productions and trying to center non-Western voices, the tutorial looks at several works from diverse countries, ranging from novels, movies, to comics and oral storytelling, while discussing their use of the Horror genre, its implications, and the potential of using horror as resistance.

Tutor:in:          Gia Linh Cao Nguyen
Kontakt:          s8211794 [at] stud.uni-frankfurt.de (s8211794[at]stud[dot]uni-frankfurt[dot]de)