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To Be Middle-Aged, Gifted And Black: Mourning Without Melancholia, Daniel McNeil 
DePaul University
To Be Middle-Aged, Gifted And Black: Mourning Without Melancholia, Daniel Mcneil
Daniel McNeil
Mourning without melancholia has become a mantra for cultural critics who arrived too late to say anything at the first large-scale Afro-Asian Conference held in Bandung in 1955, or the First International Conference of NegroWriters and Artists held in Paris in 1956. Mindful of melancholic attachments to the struggles of anticolonial intellectuals during the cold war, prominent representatives of a post- Bandung generation rarely read Frantz Fanon as though they were about to join him in the trenches of the liberation struggle (Scott 1999, p. 199). Developing a different form of cosmopolitan commitment, distinguished professors such as Henry Louis Gates ...
Rahna Mckey Carusi Cv, Rahna M. Carusi 
Georgia State University
Melodrama On A Mission: Latter-Day Saint Film And The Melodramatic Mode, Airen Hall 
University of Nebraska Omaha
Melodrama On A Mission: Latter-Day Saint Film And The Melodramatic Mode, Airen Hall
Journal of Religion & Film
This article examines how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon Church) makes use of the melodramatic mode in creating short and feature length films for both insider and outsider consumption. The argument is made that the melodramatic mode gives the LDS Church a particularly meaningful tool for accomplishing three key goals: to encourage conversion or re-conversion by provoking tears and pathos, to work out social issues, and to create and maintain a certain identity for the Church as victim-hero. As such, the melodramatic mode is a means for identity formation and community building, significant in a ...
Positive Media: An Introductory Exploration, Meghan B. Keener 
University of Pennsylvania
Positive Media: An Introductory Exploration, Meghan B. Keener
Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) Capstone Projects
Media has become an increasingly large part of our lives, and therefore plays a crucial role in our well-being. Positive psychology, the science of well-being, can be complemented through the new potentialities of media, which in many ways also seeks to improve the human experience. I create the context for a new dialogue about what "positive media" might be. By adopting a positive lens and discussing exemplars in different formats, this paper explores the ways media effectively incorporates elements of well-being. Through this positive approach, we gain an appreciation for what media does well. The paper also recommends ways that ...
Chicago: A Movie Musical Mockery Of The Media's Razzle Dazzle Image Of Murder., Emily Sulock 
Salve Regina University
Chicago: A Movie Musical Mockery Of The Media's Razzle Dazzle Image Of Murder., Emily Sulock
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
This thesis closely examines the adaptation of Rob Marshall’s 2002 movie musical Chicago, specifically how the music and choreography support the mocking tone against the media and criminal justice system. With a storyline that has lasted almost a century, its themes still relate to our society today as it exposes the corrupt industries that hold an unhealthy amount of power over public opinion. By breaking down musical numbers, “Both Reached for the Gun” and “Razzle Dazzle,” I argue that Marshall’s unique concept connects to a modern generation immune to over-publicized and infamous murder trials.
Bibliography For Work In Travel Studies, Carlo Salzani, Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek 
Purdue University
Bibliography For Work In Travel Studies, Carlo Salzani, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek
CLCWeb Library
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Bibliography Of (Text)Books In Comparative Literature, Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek Purdue University
Bibliography Of (Text)Books In Comparative Literature, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek
CLCWeb Library
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Advisory Board And Editors Of Clcweb: Comparative Literature And Culture, Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek Purdue University
Advisory Board And Editors Of Clcweb: Comparative Literature And Culture, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek
CLCWeb Library
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Purdue University Press Monograph Series Of Books In Comparative Cultural Studies, Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek Purdue University
Purdue University Press Monograph Series Of Books In Comparative Cultural Studies, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek
CLCWeb Library
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Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek Curriculum Vitae, Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek Purdue University
Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek Curriculum Vitae, Steven Tötösy De Zepetnek
CLCWeb Library
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