Women and Domestic Space in Contemporary Gothic Narratives, 2015 The House as Subject Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies Series

Moving away from traditional studies of Gothic domesticity based on symbolism, Soon instead focuses on domestic space's material presence and the traces it leaves on the human subjects inhabiting it. Approaching novels and films such as Beloved and The Exorcist , this study intersects psychoanalysis, phenomenology, and various spatial theories.

Introduction: The Subject of the House in Gothic Narratives 1. Housing Treachery: Angela Carter's The Magic Toyshop and Love 2. Housing the Unspeakable: Valerie Martin's Property and Toni Morrison's Beloved 3. Housing Secret Selves: William Friedkin's The Exorcist and Roman Polanski's Repulsion 4. Housing Melancholia: Alejandro Amenábar's The Others and Juan A. Bayona's The Orphanage Conclusion: Housing Redemption: Janice Galloway's The Trick is to Keep Breathing and Alison Bechdel's Fun Home