Redefining and Reclaiming Horror: Exploring the Capabilities of the Horror Genre for Discussing Latina Experiences of Motherhood in the United States in “The Husband Stitch”
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2024
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Bryn Mawr College. Department of English
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This thesis explores the potential of horror as a tool for dismantling the patriarchy and the toxicity of Whiteness. It is a genre that brings people face to face with their compliance in systems of oppression in order to force them to listen to the voices of those who have been consistently spoken over. By reading the main protagonist of Carmen Maria Machado’s “The Husband Stitch” as a Latina woman living in the United States, I demonstrate how the horror genre can be used by Latina women, both mothers and non- mothers alike, as a means of calling attention to their experiences.