Film Review: 42 (2013), 2020 CSUSB
Film Review: The Attack (2012), Complex Issues Through A Cameras Lens, 2020 CSUSB
Film Review: The Attack (2012), Complex Issues Through A Cameras Lens, Steven Anthony
History in the Making
No abstract provided.
Night Of The Witch: Alternative Spirituality, Identity And Media, 2020 Louisiana State University
Night Of The Witch: Alternative Spirituality, Identity And Media, Andreana Tarleton
LSU Master's Theses
This thesis works to understand the relationships witches and conjurors have with the film and television depictions of them. Employing the method of film critique, I argue that the witch stands as a cultural symbol in the US of women and femmes with power, and that their stories serve as lessons to these populations about what it means to be an acceptable woman or femme, while simultaneously creating and perpetuating stereotypes of magic practitioners. Then, using the combination of hashtag ethnography, in-person and video interviewing and internet surveys, I argue that #witchblr and #witchesofcolor, as well as the space of …
Movie Review: Onward, 2020 Dordt University
Movie Review: Onward, Joshua Matthews
Faculty Work Comprehensive List
"Onward is B-level Pixar, slightly above-average, warm-hearted entertainment."
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Hail, Caesar! A Jesus Film In Search Of A Christ Figure, 2020 Ambrose University, Calgary
Hail, Caesar! A Jesus Film In Search Of A Christ Figure, Jon Coutts
Journal of Religion & Film
For over a century the moving picture has been a medium ripe for propagation or exploration of the story of Christ. Since the first wave hit screens in the late 1890s and early 1900s, the list of so-called “Jesus films” has come to number in the dozens. Given that Joel and Ethan Coen’s 2016 Hail, Caesar! sets itself up as a reprisal of such films, the question is how to interpret it. To explore this, interpretation of the film is framed by consideration of the Coen brothers' attention to religious themes, is set against the backdrop of the second wave …
2020 Iggad Conference Program, 2020 Coastal Carolina University
2020 Iggad Conference Program, Charles Joyner Institute For Gullah And African Diaspora Studies
IGGAD Conference Programs
Program of the 2020 IGGAD Conference: Without Borders: Tracing the Cultural, Archival, and Political African Diaspora.
Movie Review: Parasite, 2020 Dordt University
Movie Review: Parasite, Joshua Matthews
Faculty Work Comprehensive List
"Although Parasite is above-average cinema... it is not the artistic and philosophical tour-de-force that an award-winning, 99%-approval-rated film ought to be."
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https://inallthings.org/movie-review-parasite/
The Others (2001) By Alejandro Amenábar In The Light Of Valentinian Thought, 2020 Jagiellonian University, Cracow and the University of Groningen
The Others (2001) By Alejandro Amenábar In The Light Of Valentinian Thought, Fryderyk Kwiatkowski
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
The article offers a Valentinian interpretation of the Hollywood film The Others (2001). A particular attention is paid to the ways in which cinematic motifs and narrative elements of the film draw on myths, ideas and symbolic imagery present in Valentinian works, especially in the Gospel of Truth (NHC I, 3) and the Gospel of Philip (NHC II, 3). In the course of the heuristic analysis, the paper argues that although the film employs Valentinian ideas, it depicts different understanding of the world. This issue is addressed in the last part of the article by situating the film within broader …
Movie Review: 1917, 2020 Dordt University
Movie Review: 1917, Joshua Matthews
Faculty Work Comprehensive List
"1917 might seem like it’s in the distant past. But, the war’s horrific effects will extend long into the future, making Mendes’ movie relevant for a long time into the future."
Posting about the movie 1917 from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/movie-review-1917/
Movie Review: The Rise Of Skywalker, 2020 Dordt University
Movie Review: The Rise Of Skywalker, Tom Clark
Faculty Work Comprehensive List
"If all you wanted was more Star Wars content, then this latest installment will not let you down."
Posting about the movie The Rise of Skywalker from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
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The Monster And The Comics: Frankenstein, Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder And America Popular Culture, 2020 CUNY New York City College of Technology
The Monster And The Comics: Frankenstein, Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder And America Popular Culture, Aaron Barlow
Publications and Research
No abstract provided.
Introduction To Volume Ten: Aiiieeeee! At 45, 2020 University of Oregon
Introduction To Volume Ten: Aiiieeeee! At 45, Tara Fickle, Wei Ming Dariotis
Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies
The editors of the special issue on Aiiieeeee! locate the seminal anthology within the history of Asian American literature as a scholarly discipline and contextualize contributor's responses to the personal and cumulative effects of Aiiieeeee! on the Asian American literary landscape.
Cypher [How An Anthology Helped A Mixed-Race Filipino American Writer Draft A Novel], 2020 Miami University - Oxford
Cypher [How An Anthology Helped A Mixed-Race Filipino American Writer Draft A Novel], Brian Ascalon Roley
Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies
In this work of creative nonfiction, Brian Ascalon Roley, the author of American Son (W.W. Norton, 2001) recounts the cultural landscape of the late 20thc. America for Filipino American and mixed-race writers as he recounts some of the events that influenced his novel’s conception and explains how stumbling upon an anthology helped him to revise the draft. It was one of the first novels to feature mixed-race Filipino American characters, and would go on to receive the Association of Asian American Studies Award.
Diversifying Representation In Film: An Examination Of Racial And Ethnic Inclusivity In Black Panther And Crazy Rich Asians, 2020 West Chester University
Diversifying Representation In Film: An Examination Of Racial And Ethnic Inclusivity In Black Panther And Crazy Rich Asians, Alexandria Hatchett
West Chester University Master’s Theses
Although Hollywood films are distributed globally, they have historically featured white actors and reflected Western life. As Hollywood influences one’s understanding of race in the United States, Black Panther (2018) and Crazy Rich Asian’s (2018) inclusion of racial and ethnic minorities combat racism and xenophobia and reveal alternate ways in which power is manifested in society. This thesis project utilizes critical rhetoric as its method to give a voice to communities of color that have been marginalized due to colonization and persistent structural racism. It employs Critical Race Theory, postcolonialism, and Afrofuturism as its theoretical lenses to explain how race …
Heroism And Indeterminacy In Oliver Stone's Jfk And Don Delillo's Libra, 2020 Eastern Illinois University
Heroism And Indeterminacy In Oliver Stone's Jfk And Don Delillo's Libra, Tim Engles
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
No abstract provided.
Hear Me Roar, 2020 University of Montana, Missoula
Hear Me Roar, Abigail R. Seethoff
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Hear Me Roar, a compilation of personal essays interspersed with short forms, grapples with the nuances of compliance versus autonomy in the context of the male gaze, beauty standards, and pop culture. The collection also explores what it means to treasure something—another person, an object—and how to express and deepen that affection.
Movie Review: Ford V. Ferrari, 2019 Dordt University
Movie Review: Ford V. Ferrari, Joshua Matthews
Faculty Work Comprehensive List
"The movie asks: do American companies care about making the highest quality goods?"
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Review Of The Favourite, 2019 CSUSB
Review Of Studio 54: The Documentary, 2019 CSUSB
Review Of Studio 54: The Documentary, Ryan Rodriguez
History in the Making
No abstract provided.
The Origins Of Classic Hollywood’S Male, 2019 CSUSB
The Origins Of Classic Hollywood’S Male, Federico Guevara
History in the Making
Male dominance of Hollywood productions solidified inadvertently in the 1930s through the implementation of Catholic morality on screen, which precipitously narrowed the scope of experiences and desires of women depicted in entertainment media for the ensuing decades. Tracing back the behind-the-scenes origins and development of Hollywood’s persistent male gaze, it becomes clear that women in the entertainment industry had some real agency and power in the 1920s, prior to the Catholic Legion of Decency’s interference in movie making. These censorship rules, which became known as the Hays Code and were argued to be good for the whole of society, consequently …