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21	Dismemberment and dispossession in the work of Quentin Tarantino and Nathalie Djurberg Terblanche, Catherine 11 1900 (has links) Text in English / This study aims to apply the biopolitical theories of Giorgio Agamben on homo sacer to the stereotypical representation of the violent woman. Using feminist methodologies for dismantling and exposing social stereotypes, this research explores the relationship between femininity, violence and the representation of these. By focussing on the influence of traditional narratives as found in ancient mythology and fairy tales, the study investigates the contemporary portrayal of the stereotypical violent woman using acts of dismemberment and dispossession in the work of Quentin Tarantino and Nathalie Djurberg, which serve as examples of the controversial relationship between real and filmic violence. / Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology / M. A. (Art History) Dismemberment Dispossession Homo sacer Stereotypes Violence Film Mythology Fairy tales Quentin Tarantino Nathalie Djurberg 700.4552 Violence in art Violence in mass media Violence in motion pictures Feminism and the arts Women in art Women in motion pictures Sex role in motion pictures