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A Metaphorical Passage To God: Simone Weil And Robert Bresson, V. G. Voigt Hogg Phd

Journal of Religion & Film

VOIGT HOGG_Abstract (REVISED)_Journal of Religion & Film_30 April 2026

This article contrasts the metaphysical and religious philosopher Simone Weil’s concepts of attachment and detachment with auteur director Robert Bresson’s method of subtraction. It argues for a commonality in their philosophy and cinema, that guides the reader or viewer respectively, to perceive a metaphorical passage to God through the lived experience of suffering. The article considers by what means does Weil and Bresson share a mutual commitment to understanding the state of the soul in affliction, while also acknowledging an opposition in the interpretation of detachment in relation to suicide. The …

Documenting The Ineffable: A Comparative Analysis Of Mystical Representation In Kimiavi’S The Garden Of Stones And Western Sufi Documentary, Hessam Abedini

Journal of Religion & Film

This article examines how documentary film attempts to represent mystical experience through comparative analysis of Parviz Kimiavi's The Garden of Stones (1976) and American documentaries featuring Samuel Lewis, particularly Sunseed (1973). Rather than assuming terms like "sacred" or "authentic," the study grounds its analysis in empirical definitions from William James, historical scholarship by Carl Ernst and Annemarie Schimmel, and literary theory from Fatemeh Keshavarz. Through detailed examination of specific scenes—Darvish Khan hanging stones from dead trees, Lewis leading ecstatic dances—the article demonstrates how different cinematic strategies approach documentary's epistemological limits when confronting ineffable experience.

The analysis corrects historical misunderstandings about …

Editor's Introduction, Brent H. Otto S.J.

Journal of Global Catholicism

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Ai-Supported Analysis Of Jury Deliberation Impact Factors, Jennifer Siciliani Phd

Generative AI Teaching Activities

Students conduct a controlled, two-run generative AI jury simulation to examine how a single socio-legal variable affects simulated jury deliberation. They compare and manually code the AI-generated outcomes against peer-reviewed human jury research to evaluate the model’s accuracy, limitations, and potential biases.

Tolkien Fanzine Dataset, 1967-2017 [Bulk 1969-1979], Robinson Ensz, Gabriel Marotto, Aidan Oakey, Ivy Stanich, Ethan Thomas

Tolkien Resources

This dataset reveals the heretofore hidden contents of fan magazines (fanzines) related to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien that were created from 1969 through the publication of Tolkien’s The Silmarillion in 1977. It supplements the earlier Tolkien Fandom Review by S. Gary Hunnewell that discussed fanzines created through 1968. The dataset provides an item level index of the fanzines’ content and is intended to aid researchers in Fan Studies. It is accompanied by an inventory document that lists the fanzine titles and provides brief notes about some of them. Data was drawn from Marquette’s large holding of Tolkien fanzines, including …

Going The Distance: How The Disney Renaissance Illustrated The Social And Cultural Changes In America During The 1990s, Deborah A. Bates

Graduate Masters Theses

The cultural and social history of America in the 90s is examined in this thesis by looking at the Disney Renaissance, a period of ten films made by the Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS). This thesis illustrates how the animators were able to seamlessly incorporate important societal trends of the 90s into their films, portraying a changing world within their films. As they were creating a new style of the animated movie musical, they were creating works that connected to the audiences watching in new ways, by putting up a reflection of society within their films. The way that the …

Introduction To Film, Teresa A. Fisher

Open Educational Resources

An introduction to the filmmaking process including film history, narrative, mise-en-scene, editing, cinematography, sound, and acting. Includes a chapter on documentary film, experimental film, and animation.

Back Cover, Michaela Velleno, Zoé Shaikh

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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Credits, Michaela Velleno, Zoé Shaikh

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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Artist Index, Owen Isachsen

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Reclamation', Ainsley Gavin

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Market Research', Maneli Mianji

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Chalawan', Jolina Chen

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Pawpstarz Photocards' & 'Idolize', Erin Robinson, Zoé Shaikh

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Catch Of The Day' & 'Benediction', Addy Cota, Lillie Turinsky

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Shanwu 善舞' & 'Scream Queen', Gabrielle Yu, Kyra Oh

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Warmth And Fluidity'; 'My Best Friend'; & 'Epiphany', Lucky Rodriguez, Sierra Hall, Connor Larson

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Pop!' & 'Cherries', Alyssa Shavely, Gillian Grow-Juarez

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Drag'; 'Obsession Rewritten'; & 'Untitled', Maxwell Rice, Mia Haney, Cézar Gomez

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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'Swell Sisters', Sophia Tiemens

.RAW Journal of Art and Design

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