Johanna Isaacson
@StepfordDotter
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Author of Stepford Daughters: Weapons for Feminists in Contemporary Horror; Editor of Blind Field Journal; English Professor at MJC.
Joined August 2015
My book Stepford Daughters: Weapons for Feminists in Contemporary Horror can now be ordered through the publisher. Thanks so much to @CommonNotions for making everything possible!
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Despite possession and zombies, feminism is alive and well in the horror genre. By exploring films that instinctively spook feminists, Isaacson draws out themes of social reproduction theory and...
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So thrilled to be publishing my book on What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? with scrappy, punk rock DieDieBooks! The other books in the series look amazing and Nick and Rachel's promotional video is hilarious.
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Five new killer books on horror movies.
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RT @MarxNetwork: A memorial to Joshua, written by some MIR faculty
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Our comrade and friend Joshua Clover (1962-2025) passed away in late April after a brief and mysterious illness. We write as his comrades in the Marxist Institute for Research (MIR) to celebrate his...
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RT @kayteterry: Who are the real cannibals? Spoiler: it’s western imperialists! This week on @tender_subject, Kayte, Jay and guest @multimi….
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Podcast Episode · Tender Subject · 06/03/2025 · 1h 28m
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RT @multimimetica: So much love for Kayte and Jay and Tender Subject. Was such a blast to stay up late ranting about one of my most formati….
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RT @BAFTSS_Horror: Registration is now open for our next event on TUESDAY 27th May - FRÉWAKA AND THE RISE OF IRISH HORROR. Join us for a co….
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Signed a contract with the Bloomsbury Time Codes series to write a book on Sisters! Inexpressibly deep nerd joy!
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This note to the Marxist Literary Group made me cry at the time, and a lot more so now. Looking forward to gathering this summer to honor our comrade.
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Loved J Clo's Roadrunner book and clung to it as an inimitable model for the kind of cultural writing I like to do. My heart goes out to his intimate friends. For 20 years he was kind to me in our many encounters, and so supportive of my work. I feel lucky to have known him.
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What a delight to interview the brilliant Aislinn Clarke about her atmospheric folk horror film, Fréwaka, out on Shudder today!.
Fréwaka is streaming today on @Shudder - and @StepfordDotter conducted a fascinating interview with writer and director @AislinnClarke about the film, her influences, and her sense of Ireland #frewaka #horror #folkhorror #Irishhorror.
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RT @horrorhomeroom: We're waiting in high anticipation for the release of @AislinnClarke's new film, Fréwaka, on Friday 25th on @Shudder Ti….
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RT @IntellectBooks: Horror Studies 16.1 is out now!. Including ‘Folk Horror: Revival or survival? A Genealogy of a subgenre’ by Roger Luckh….
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RT @IntellectBooks: Horror Studies.Special Issue CFP.'Women & Horror'. This special issue of Horror Studies aims to address female empowerm….
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RT @DawnKeetley: Great interview with.@AislinnClarke on #horror, religion, Ireland, and her new film.
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The writer-director, who debuted the film at Locarno, also discusses using the Irish language and her "rage against the historical treatment of women in Ireland."
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RT @Cavalorn: 'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.
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RT @jay_brittenham: @NoLieWithBTC @CBS58 Elon Musk absolutely made a Nazi salute. It's identical to the salute being made by Blood Tribe Na….
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RT @horrorhomeroom: The film that will never be released online.
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The directors and stars of "It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This" explain why they are only showing their film in theaters.
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RT @HorrorLex: Data Note 6A: These honorees on Twitter are: @FernandoPagnon3 @baconetti @dawnkeetley @StepfordDotter @TheProfRog @annodrac….
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RT @HorrorLex: (6/6) The Horror Lex Year in Review concludes! #HorrorLex2024. Over 800 people contributed to at least one work in the Horro….
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