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Elfriede Jelinek (Vienna)
Abstract
In this essay I consider the figure of Ripley, the character played by
Sigourney Weaver in the "Alien" film series, in a threefold sense: (i) in terms
of her status as woman, (ii) as she relates to the monsters against which she
struggles, and (iii) as a 'body' under industrial capitalism - in a comparison
between "Metropolis," "Alien" and their political subtexts.
Click here for the full essay in German, with images Bio
Elfriede Jelinek is a novelist, playwright and essayist in Vienna. Among her works available in English are:
Lust, Women as Lovers, The Piano Teacher (all published by Serpent’s Tail press); the latter work was recently adapted for cinema by Michaël Haneke. Recent dramatic works include the series “Der Tod und das Mädchen” and the political play “Bambiland” (2003). Jelinek
received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004.
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