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An Examination Of The Life And Work Of Gustav Hasford, Matthew Samuel Ross
An Examination Of The Life And Work Of Gustav Hasford, Matthew Samuel Ross
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
While Stanley Kubrick's film Full Metal Jacket has remained in the national consciousness twenty years after its release, the author of its source material, Gustav Hasford, has not. Few people know or remember that the Oscar-nominated film was not an original work but was adapted by Hasford, Kubrick, and Dispatches author Michael Herr from Hasford's 1979 novel The Short-Timers. Fewer people remember that following the well-reviewed The Short-Timers Hasford published a sequel, The Phantom Blooper, as well as one final novel A Gypsy Good Time, a frenetic parody of detective fiction. To say that Gustav Hasford is primarily remembered as …
“The Superman Exists, And He Is American”: Graphic Novel Film Adaptations And Masculine Heroism In Post-9/11 Culture, Richard Charles Abate
“The Superman Exists, And He Is American”: Graphic Novel Film Adaptations And Masculine Heroism In Post-9/11 Culture, Richard Charles Abate
Film Studies Honors Papers
This senior thesis paper discusses the representation of masculinity and heroism in post-9/11 culture and how filmic adaptations of graphic novels have helped to shape these representations. Following the events of September 11th, the cultural definitions of the masculine hero shifted, allowing the average, working class man to become the embodiment of American heroism. This new understanding of the American hero was marked by sexual difference and a redefinition of the masculine “hard-body” that allowed for the possession of a heroic masculine identity to appear more attainable. This thesis primarily examines the filmic adaptations of works by Frank Miller and …
(De)Constructing Jane: Converting Austen In Film Responses, Karen Gevirtz
(De)Constructing Jane: Converting Austen In Film Responses, Karen Gevirtz
Department of English Publications
No abstract provided.
Review Of Doctor Zhivago, Michael Adams
Review Of Doctor Zhivago, Michael Adams
Publications and Research
Review of David Lean's Doctor Zhivago: http://www.media-party.com/discland/2010/05/doctor-zhivago-bluray.html
(De)Constructing Jane: Converting Austen In Film Responses, Karen Gevirtz
(De)Constructing Jane: Converting Austen In Film Responses, Karen Gevirtz
Karen Bloom Gevirtz
No abstract provided.