10/15/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 10/15/2024 13:12
Dr. Brian Onishi, associate professor of Philosophy, and Dr. Jeff Stoyanoff, assistant professor of English and Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, released a new episode, "The Babadook: Queerness in the Basement with S. Trimble," of their podcast, Horror Joy.
ALTOONA, Pa. - Brian Onishi, associate professor of philosophy, and Jeff Stoyanoff, assistant professor of English and women's, gender and sexuality studies, released a new episode of their "Horror Joy" podcast, titled "The Babadook: Queerness in the Basement with S. Trimble."
The episode delves into the chilling world of "The Babadook," a film that has been interpreted as both a study in grief and a queer icon, according to Onishi and Stoyanoff. They are joined in the podcast by S. Trimble, an assistant professor of women and gender studies at the University of Toronto, to explore these shadowy perspectives.
In the episode, the trio discusses the following topics:
The episode is now available online. Learn more about the "Horror Joy" podcast.