We talk about the series Killing Eve, the way women murderers are portrayed as monsters, how Villanelle uses femininity as a mask, and what representations of violence reveal about society’s preconceptions. Season 1 and 2 spoilers abound!
Cited in this episode:
Cox, Lara. “Misogyny, Maids, and Murderesses: Toward a Feminist Reappraisal of Jean Genet's ‘Les Bonnes’.” Theatre Journal. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24580307
Gilbert, Paula Ruth. “Violence and the Female Imagination: Quebec's Women Writers Re-Frame Gender in North American Cultures.” French, Canadian, and Women's Studies at George Mason University/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt80g9h
Nussbaum, Emily. “Chick Magnets on ‘Gentleman Jack’ and ‘Killing Eve.” The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/29/chick-magnets-on-gentleman-jack-and-killing-eve
Additional reading/listening:
Adler, Natalie. “Season 2 Of ‘Killing Eve’ Killed The Queer Subtext, And All The Fun Along With It.” BuzzFeed News. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/natalieadler/killing-eve-season-2-sandra-oh-jodie-comer-queer-subtext
Crouse, Lindsay. "My Ex-Boyfriend’s New Girlfriend Is Lady Gaga." The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/opinion/sunday/lady-gaga-boyfriend.html
Gutowitz, Jill. “Killing Eve's Queer Storyline Is Looking More and More Like a Marketing Ploy.” Vice. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3nw9x/fans-accuse-killing-eve-sandra-oh-of-queerbaiting-after-season-2-finale
Pop Culture Happy Hour. "'Birds of Prey' Takes Flight." https://www.npr.org/2020/02/13/805620651/birds-of-prey-takes-flight
The music used in this episode is "Lost Souls" by Portrayal freemusicarchive.org/music/Portraya…l_-_Lost_Souls used under an attribution license creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
