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Revenge: Fantasies and Reality
January 20, 2022 at 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST
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Join Clare Gustavsson and Alison Taylor to explore the cultural, personal, and political dimensions of revenge.
“Revenge is a confession of pain” —Latin Proverb
“Revenge is sweet and not fattening” —Alfred Hitchcock
- What do we seek when we dream of revenge?
- What do our fantasies of revenge tell us about ourselves?
- When is revenge justified?
- Can taking revenge bring satisfaction?
- What about our collective fantasies of revenge?
- Why do they pervade society and politics today?
Please watch (or refresh your memory) of one of the following movies: Promising Young Woman, Animal House, Nine to Five, Carrie, Sweeney Todd, The Joker, Pulp Fiction, The Godfather, Fatal Attraction.
See you there!
Suggested Reading, Viewing, and Listening:
The Way Up to Heaven by Roald Dahl
Hey Joe, by Jimi Hendrix, live
A Decade of Revolt, by Sean Illing
Hatred and Revenge by Jessica Woolliscroft
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