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Disability As An Existential Challenge: Reading The Body In Sarah Ismail’S Poetry, Amrit Mishra
Disability As An Existential Challenge: Reading The Body In Sarah Ismail’S Poetry, Amrit Mishra
Tête à Tête: Journal of Francophone Studies
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The Representation Of Disability In The Music Of Alfred Hitchcock Films, John T. Dunn
The Representation Of Disability In The Music Of Alfred Hitchcock Films, John T. Dunn
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Several of Alfred Hitchcock’s movies feature characters with disabilities. Often, these characters are protagonists, and Hitchcock systematically manipulates his audiences to identify with these characters through the editing process, sound effects, and music. This dissertation will analyze the ways music represents various disabilities in three Hitchcock films. Vertigo (1958) addresses obsession and phobia as its main themes, whereas Psycho (1960) investigates obsession and madness. Finally, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) explores muteness, hysteria, and identity in the context of two pieces of diegetic music. Hitchcock made careful notes for the music in his films; songs represent disability through …