Hi all,
Here are the bullets from my powerpoint presentation on types and themes of Visionary Women.
1. Types
- Positive representations
- Mystic
- Vessel
- Virgin
- Prophet
- Medium
- Negative representations
- Madwoman
- Hysteric
- Whore
- Witch, demoniac
- Charlatan
2. Examples
- Positive: science vs faith
- Fringe – Season 5 Ep 8 Human Kind Ch 4
- Olivia meets Simone in – transcript: http://www.fringepedia.net/wiki/The_Human_Kind/Transcript
- Negative: possession
- Penny Dreadful – Ep 2 Séance, Ch 5
- Vanessa is possessed by an ancient Egyptian goddess
3. Themes
- Science vs religion, reason vs faith
- Outsider/liminal
- Higher purpose – “anomaly”
- Seeking justice, equality
- BODY – VOICE – TEXT
- Sites of contestation, transformation
