Location
Library 3152
Event Type
Presentation
Start Date
11-5-2026 7:20 PM
End Date
11-5-2026 8:20 PM
Description
A brief introduction to Hagsploitation, a subgenre of Exploitation film both established and popularized by the release of Robert Aldrich"s What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). Notable examples of these films will be discussed, as well as historical context, and the potential for a feminist reading on the subgenre.
Faculty Sponsor: Professor Dylan Simons
Included in
There's Nothing Tragic About Being Fifty: An Introduction to Hagsploitation
Library 3152
A brief introduction to Hagsploitation, a subgenre of Exploitation film both established and popularized by the release of Robert Aldrich"s What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). Notable examples of these films will be discussed, as well as historical context, and the potential for a feminist reading on the subgenre.
Faculty Sponsor: Professor Dylan Simons
https://dc.cod.edu/srs/2026/schedule/26