 |  | | | Vagina Dentata | 16 June 2008 | | |
The roots of the myth of the toothed vagina
In the film 'Teeth' a high school girl, torn between her budding sexuality and chastity, discovers that she has a toothed vagina. The film was inspired by the myth of the vagina dentata - and heavily influenced by the work of the feminist Camille Paglia. Jane discusses the ancient myth and what it says about men and women with folklore academic Juliette Wood, and Clare Pajaczkowska, author of Shame and Sexuality: Psychoanalysis and the Visual Culture
Shame and Sexuality: Psychoanalysis and Visual Culture (Paperback) by Claire Pajaczkowska (Editor), Ivan Ward (Editor) is published by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0415420129
'Teeth' is released on 20th June
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