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It Wants To Get Inside Of You: Interrogating Representations Of Women In Possession Films, Ellena R. Sweet
It Wants To Get Inside Of You: Interrogating Representations Of Women In Possession Films, Ellena R. Sweet
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
As a genre that serves to unnerve its viewers, horror often operates outside of the formal codes and narrative tropes of mainstream cinema, making it conducive to portrayals that transcend societal constructs of race, class, and gender. While numerous scholars argue that horror films offer progressive depictions of masculinity and femininity, some accuse them of perpetuating a patriarchal form by disempowering, objectifying, and punishing female characters. This thesis employed textual analysis to scrutinize depictions of femininity and its association with supernatural victimization in The Exorcist and The Conjuring by examining representational choices in the context of the films cultural and …
Samuel Slater And The Development Of Southern Worcester County, Massachusetts, Nicole C. Smith
Samuel Slater And The Development Of Southern Worcester County, Massachusetts, Nicole C. Smith
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
A written piece detailing the impact of Samuel Slater on the rural towns of Southern Worcester County Massachusetts.
Burnt Offerings: How The City Of Angels Engulfed Any And All Involved In The Rodney King Affair And Los Angeles Riots, Michael P. Mcnamara
Burnt Offerings: How The City Of Angels Engulfed Any And All Involved In The Rodney King Affair And Los Angeles Riots, Michael P. Mcnamara
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
This thesis analyses the first modern case of police brutality and race relations - the beating of Rodney King and the 1992 Riots that followed. The roots of the gravity of this situation can be found in the the leadership of the city during that time. The thesis tells the story of the juxtaposition of the black, Democratic Mayor of Los Angeles (Tom Bradley) and the white, Republican Los Angeles Police Chief (Daryl Gates). Though both have a very mixed legacy, both men were highly effective in their respective fields and goals. It is their inability to work together and …