Personal profile
Overview
Dr. Bruna Foletto Lucas (FHEA) is an early career researcher focusing on the intersections of horror and gender. She is currently a Lecturer in Film & TV Theory and Critical Studies at the University of Hertfordshire.
Her first manuscript, Reclaiming Horror: Women and the Future of the Genre, is under contract with Edinburgh University Press.
Research interests
Research interests are:
Horror
Gender
Feminism
Female directors
Education/Academic qualification
Film Studies, PhD, Reclaiming Horror: Understanding the Paradigm Shift of Female Representation in Horror Films , Kingston University London
20 Mar 2020 → 12 Jan 2024
Award Date: 11 Jul 2024
Film Studies, MA, Women's Collective Nightmare: A Look at Horror Films Directed by Women, Kingston University London
26 Sept 2016 → 19 Aug 2017
Award Date: 19 Jan 2018
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Research output
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From margin to center: Good Manners, werewolves, intersectionality
Foletto Lucas, B., 2027, (In preparation) Future Werewolves. Bacon, S. (ed.). Bloomsbury PublishingResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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“Oh Relax, It’s Just Magic”: The Feminist Revolution of the Female-Directed Redux Cycle
Foletto Lucas, B., 2027, (In preparation) They Always Come Back: Legacy Sequels in the Horror Genre.. Mann, C. I. & Foster, K. (eds.). Edinburgh University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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“Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman’s got to hold on to”: Rethinking Maternal Archetypes in Dolores Claiborne
Foletto Lucas, B., 2027, (In preparation) Mothers, Mothering and Motherhood in the King Universe. McAleese, C. (ed.). Peter Lang Pub. Inc., (Genre Fiction and Film Companions).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Reclaiming Horror: Women and the Future of the Genre
Foletto Lucas, B., 2026, (In preparation) Edinburgh University Press. (21st Century Horror)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The Avenging Superego: The Undying Monster of the Black Christmas Films
Foletto Lucas, B., 2026, (In preparation) Undead Christmas: Essays on Demons, Zombies and the Undying Spirit of Yuletide on Screen. Bacon, S. (ed.). Lehigh University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review