{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63ff60e024a4200011de23ef/66d82e33717e285229fe3a0d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Babadook - a Queer Icon","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63ff60e024a4200011de23ef/1725443623185-e9162ba8-ede0-4266-a387-561d319c29ae.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Holly brings along a top hat to do a quick closet cosplay of the ultimate queer icon: the Babadook. This episode, we talk about how the Babadook became a queer icon, why discussions of feminism lead to discussions around queer identities, and how horror is such a good facilitator to carry social commentary. We also have many random trails along the way, including the tv show Hannibal, Shape of Water, and Frankenstein.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://imgur.com/a/KQtLijJ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Our podcast's Babadook (aka Holly in a top hat)</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Check out</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/3376/chapter-abstract/9262959/My-Words-to-Victor-Frankenstein-above-the-Village?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Stryker article - My Words to Victor Frankenstein</a></p><p><a href=\"https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2016-10/31/10/asset/buzzfeed-prod-fastlane01/sub-buzz-15592-1477924211-12.png?downsize=700%3A%2A&amp;output-quality=auto&amp;output-format=auto\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Halloween party pic</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tooscarydidntwatch.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Too Scary Didn't Watch</a></p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/vYY5n6rmO8Y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Babadook Video Essay on Monstrous Motherhood</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Our Socials</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/vivianasimos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vivian's Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lilistprince\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Holly's Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fanofthatpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Pod's Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Buy Our Books!</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-History-of-Fans-and-Fandom-Hardback/p/49085\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Holly's Book!</a></p><p><a href=\"https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/cosplay-and-the-dressing-of-identity\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Preorder Vivian's Book!</a></p><p><br></p><p>Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard</p>","author_name":"Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard"}