#  LitLab: Revenge Feminism 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 2, 2021** 

 12:30PM - 01:30PM EDT 

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 **https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/80560/external_tools/53531**  



 

 



 

 **Convenor(s): Madi Fabber**

 The post-MeToo landscape has given rise to shows and stories created by women that explore the aftermath of sexual assault. At times borrowing from the conventions of the detective story or thriller, these works depict women protagonists who take the quest for justice and vengeance into their own hands. We will consider the social significance of this new "revenge feminism" and consider how it updates pre-existing narratives of trauma, punishment, healing, and recovery.

 **Warning: these shows concern sexual assault and its aftermath**  
Watch Emerald Fennell’s [*A Promising Young Woman*  (Links to an external site.)](https://decider.com/2021/01/14/how-to-watch-promising-young-woman-online/)  
Ottessa Moshfegh, [excerpt from Eileen (Links to an external site.)](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/318512/eileen-by-ottessa-moshfegh/9780143128755/excerpt)  
  
Optional Additional Viewing/Reading:  
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, *Killing Eve*  
Michaela Coel, *I May Destroy You*  
Sophie Gilbert, (review) "[Promising Young Woman Sets a Ravishing Trap (Links to an external site.)](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/12/emerald-fennell-promising-young-woman-subverting-femininity/617467/)." *The Atlantic.*



 

 



 

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