Graduation Year
2025
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Politics and International Relations
Reader 1
Nancy Neiman
Reader 2
Alex Franklin
Abstract
This thesis explores the horror films and how they have been politicized in the context of modern day poiltics (2017-2021). Works suchs as Jordan Peele's Get Out, Jayro Bustamante's La Llorona, and Nia DaCosta's Candyman are used as case studies that analyze how these films may have been shaped by the political happenings of their time as well as how these films are used as a medium of advocacy and for social commentary.
Recommended Citation
Arroyo, Abbie Oh, "THE POLITICS OF FEAR: Exploring Diversity and Representation in the Modern Horror Genre" (2025). Scripps Senior Theses. 2517.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/2517
