CMN 3104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Julia Kristeva, The Symbolic, Abjection

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 3104
• Professor: Dina Salha

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Interpersonal violence within relationships (partners, parent- child, boss-employees, etc. ) Group/lateral violence amongst groups of peers / equals ( mean girls or gang violence). Systemic violence conditioned by structural hierarchies; dominant groups enacting violence on those less powerful within a society (police against protestors). Mass/international violence on a large scale (war, genocide which can be an escalation of systemic violence). Chair of cause + effect (occurring in time and space) o! The monstrous-feminine of the maternal figure is a complex representation perceived within patriarchal ideology (barbara creed) This can be explained by the fear of castration. The monstrous-feminine refers to extreme other, need to separate, women that"s repulsive, you fear, attractive, unknown, fascinating. 2 theorists that talk about this: creed and julia kristeva: horror films in particular. Kristeva (powers of horror): an object of disgust but necessary to the foundation of culture; it is extremely other .