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Word Made Flesh: Biblicality In Cormac Mccarthy's Appalacian Novels, Brett Lewis Dec 2023

Word Made Flesh: Biblicality In Cormac Mccarthy's Appalacian Novels, Brett Lewis

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McCarthy’s Appalachian novels in particular, beginning with his first novel The Orchard Keeper in 1965, show the outline of biblicality, a concept which entails the use of religious imagery, the employment of biblical language, the interplay between religious and secular elements, the profound impact of Appalachian landscapes, along with the thematic exploration of faith, morality, and the human condition. Outer Dark (1968), Child of God (1972), Suttree (1979), and The Road (2005), expound, in more detail, upon these ideas through the use of the themes of darkness, light, and objects of divinity, outsiders, and suicide. McCarthy’s Appalachian novels, showcase biblicality …


The Trouble Department: May Brotherton And The Agency Of Women Cutters In The Early Film Industry, Rachael Camp Apr 2023

The Trouble Department: May Brotherton And The Agency Of Women Cutters In The Early Film Industry, Rachael Camp

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This study examines the pioneering film editor May Brotherton as a case study to explore how studio industrialization in pre and early Hollywood influenced the contributions of women post-production workers. It considers why film editing, once categorized as a feminized sector, was recategorized after its creative power and financial implications were realized. As a result, we may become aware of the systematic gender discrimination in studio film, as well as an extremely important but unrecognized editor. Incorporating evidence from primary and secondary sources on early film industry development, including testimony, archival artifacts, and interviews with Brotherton’s descendants. The methodology is …