Award Date
May 2024
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication
First Committee Member
Emma Bloomfield
Second Committee Member
David Gruber
Third Committee Member
Laura Martinez
Fourth Committee Member
Sheila Bock
Number of Pages
114
Abstract
This thesis is an analysis of the representation of the Appalachian region in horror films. It examines the representations of the region in films such as The Hills Have Eyes, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Jug Face, and the representations of the inhabitants of Appalachia in films such as We Are What We Are. The analysis is conducted through a rhetorical analysis of the genre’s most core elements, such as the substance of the movie, the situational and stylistic, and the sensory aspects of the movies.
Keywords
Horror; Horror Movies; Movies; Rhetoric; Senses; Sensory
Disciplines
Communication | Rhetoric and Composition
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Farley, Kerri, "Inbreds & Cannibals & Savages, Oh My!: A Genre Analysis of Appalachian Atrocities" (2024). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 4987.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/4987
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