STEPHANIE A. GRAVES

In the newest Double Feature at The Limen, I dig into what connects Wild Things and X: oppressive Southern heat, dangerous bodies of water, the slippery relationship between sex and power, and the difference between being looked at and being understood.

Slides for my talk on Camp Sensibilities, June 24th at Fait La Force in Nashville, TN.

CFP for the 11th Biennial Slayage Conference

The calendar has flipped over to another year & we're off on another lap around the Sun, so I may as well participate in the time-honored tradition of taking stock of the year that was.

I’m giving a talk for Profs & Pints at Fait la Force Brewing on Wed., Dec 10th about Frankenstein, its many adaptations, and its enduring cultural legacy.

So many people only think of Susan Sontag’s “Notes on Camp” when the term camp is invoked; this post explores why Sontag’s framing of camp comes up short in regards to queer horror.