Evolution of “the new frontier” in Alien and Aliens
Patriarchal co‐optation of the feminine archetype
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9239554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janice Hocker Rushing (University of Arkansas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Publication date | 1989-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5630 • E-ISSN: 1479-5779 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00335638909383859 |
| OpenAlex | W1971061229 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 24 |
Feminine symbolism in the American frontier myth is an evolving cultural/rhetorical manifestation of a developing archetypal process. The land‐based frontier myth represents a middle stage in which a once‐whole image of the feminine was split by the emergence of patriarchy. An analysis of the films Alien and Aliens reveals that the frontier myth is evolving, at least in this case, into a land/space hybrid, in which the lost feminine is encountered, found to be vengeful at the exploitation of her domain, and then killed by a patriarchalized heroine
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Archetype · Art · Frontier · Linguistics · Literature · Mythology · Patriarchy · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Gender Studies · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · History · Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis · Philosophy · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2021 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |