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Futurs Utopiques Et Dystopiques : Comment La Fiction Aide À Penser L’Évolution, Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau
Futurs Utopiques Et Dystopiques : Comment La Fiction Aide À Penser L’Évolution, Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau
Presidential Fellows Articles and Research
Cet article aborde le thème des futurs utopiques et dystopiques tel qu’il nous est transmis à travers la philosophie et la fiction (littérature et cinéma), et montre comment ces notions nous aident à penser l’évolution. Il propose une exploration historique des termes « utopie » et « dystopie », agrémentée d’exemples appartenant à la littérature, à la philosophie et au cinéma. L’article souligne aussi l’importance de réhabiliter l’utopie comme moyen d’inventer un futur radicalement différent.
I Love You, Go Away (A Novel), John Matthew Steinhafel
I Love You, Go Away (A Novel), John Matthew Steinhafel
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
I Love You, Go Away, a novel set in Milwaukee, tells the story of a twenty-two year-old nobody, Gabriel Driscoll, who meets and befriends a middle-aged, drug addicted, recluse actor, Beau Brooks. But less than six months into their friendship Beau commits suicide. At the funeral Gabriel meets a twenty-nine-year-old corporate executive, Michelle, the daughter of Beau’s long-time girlfriend. Gabriel and Michelle bond over their mutual grief and quickly strike up a romance. At the same time, Gabriel’s semi-estranged mother, Sadie, a recovering heroin addict, reaches out to him in an effort to rebuild their relationship. What follows for Gabriel …
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood; Or, The Commodification Of Form In The Adaptation Of Fictional Texts To The Hollywood Cinema, Mark Axelrod
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood; Or, The Commodification Of Form In The Adaptation Of Fictional Texts To The Hollywood Cinema, Mark Axelrod
English Faculty Articles and Research
Examines the adaptation of fictional texts to the cinema in the United States. Importance of the narrative's structure; Required characteristics of the narrative; Issues on the selection of works.