Through utilising the approaches of psychoanalysis and structuralism discuss by referring in detail to the film the representations of motherhood and otherness in Aliens.

Its important to make sure that approaches of psychoanalysis and structuralism are analysed. Need to be able to show that psychoanalysis is understood and structuralism. Using these tools its important that motherhood and otherness are also heavily present in Aliens (1986) directed by James Cameron.

Regards to references please use these 4 or 5 i have provided and the other 3 can be any of choice in relevance to the film and essay question. Total 6 books, 2 journals and 1 website please. Please find below:

Wood, Robin. ‘An Introduction to the American Horror Film’, in Bill Nichols (ed.) Movies and Methods vol.2
Creed, Barbara. ‘Horror and the Monstrous-Feminine: An Imaginary Abjection’, Screen, vol.27 no.1
Kristeva, Julia Powers of Horror: an essay on abjection,
Clover, Carol J. Men, Women and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (BFI, 1992).
Ximena Gallardo C. and C. Jason Smith, Alien Woman. The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley (Continuum, 2004).
Sigmund Freud (any that makes relevance to the question)
Todorov (any that make relevance to the question)
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