Laura's Ghost: Women Speak About Twin Peaks

Laura's Ghost: Women Speak About Twin Peaks

by Courtenay Stallings, Sheryl Lee
Laura's Ghost: Women Speak About Twin Peaks

Laura's Ghost: Women Speak About Twin Peaks

by Courtenay Stallings, Sheryl Lee

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Overview

In 1990, the groundbreaking television series Twin Peaks, co-created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, opened with a murder mystery when a beautiful homecoming queen, wrapped in plastic, washed up on a cold and rocky beach. Laura Palmer's character began as a plot device that triggered a small town to face its fractured self. But after three seasons and a film, Laura Palmer is no longer just a plot device. Instead of solely focusing on the murderer, like most traditional storytelling at the time, the audience gets to know the victim, a complex young woman who explores her sexuality and endures incredible abuse. Laura's Ghost: Women Speak About Twin Peaks is an examination of Laura Palmer's legacy on the 30th anniversary of Twin Peaks. Palmer's character was one of the few frank and horrific representations of sexual abuse victims which did not diminish the strength and complexity of the victim. Sheryl Lee, who played Laura Palmer, discusses the challenges of the role and how it has impacted herself as well as women she has met over the years, many of whom are survivors of sexual abuse. The role demanded Lee give all of her vulnerability as an actor to this role. This role is one she cannot escape, one with which she will forever be identified. It's a role that still haunts her today. For many women, this character represents them. Here was a woman who was not just a victim, but who was owning her sexuality as well—a woman coming into her own and discovering her sources of power. This book is a reckoning in which women from the show and community speak about grief, mischief, humor, sexuality, strength, weakness, wickedness, and survival.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781949024098
Publisher: Fayetteville Mafia Press
Publication date: 10/20/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 320
Sales rank: 751,521
File size: 14 MB
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About the Author

Courtenay Stallings is a writer, a scholar, and a professor at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. She is the Senior Editor for The Blue Rose Magazine which covers Twin Peaks.

Table of Contents

Foreword Sheryl Lee 01

Introduction 05

Part I Women Speak

Women Speak 16

'Haunts' 18

'Wabi' 25

'Juggling' 42

'Energy' 51

Women in the Fan Community Speak 63

Part II Laura's Ghost

Laura's Ghost 195

Jennifer Lynch Speaks about The, Secret Diary 198

'Who Was Sarah Palmer to Me?' Grace Zabriskie 203

Sheryl Lee Is the One 209

'Northern Star' 222

Women in the Fan Community Speak about Laura Palmer 246

Part III Conclusion

The Legacy of Laura Palmer 278

Epilogue: Laura's Ghost and Me 294

Acknowledgments 300

Bibliography 304

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