Film & Media

The Modern American Family in AMC's The Walking Dead

Kasandra J. DiSessa - AMC's The Walking Dead (TWD) has maintained a dedicated viewership since its premiere in 2010 and serves as a well-known example of zombie media in today’s culture. The zombie genre has long been recognized for its subversive potential, but is often critiqued... Keep Reading »

The Fleeting Nature of Techno-Horror: Kairo's Failure to Appeal to Gen Z

Wooju Chong - Techno-horror is a sub-genre of horror defined by the use of science or technology as the source of horror, and often, this genre is used to critique modern technology. However, due to the intertwined nature between techno-horror and contemporary technology, when that... Keep Reading »

Inglorious Basterds: A Satirical Criticism of WWII Cinema and the Myth of the American War Hero

Nadine Hussein - This article explores the way in which Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds challenges the myth of the American hero and criticizes the glorification of war cinema by satirizing the viewer directly. The particular focus is on the subtly with which Tarantino... Keep Reading »

Stereotypes in Bollywood Cinema: Does Article 15 Reinforce the Dalit Narrative?

Khushi Gupta - ‘Article 15’, released in 2019 is the first mainstream Bollywood film to focus on caste based atrocities. It depicts several uncomfortable truths about our society and has been successful in sparking conversation about caste disparities that are often unnoticed... Keep Reading »

Examining the Complex, Subjective Filmography of Oliver Stone: A Comparison and Critique of JFK to Nixon and Platoon to Heaven & Earth

Mang Lu - Oliver Stone's filmography has levied an unprecedented effect on the popular understanding of American history, especially of the turmoil surrounding the Vietnam War and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. His style has been described as highly subjective, fantastical... Keep Reading »
 
 

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Television
2021, Vol. 13 No. 03
The Modern American Family in AMC's The Walking Dead
By Kasandra J. DiSessa
AMC's The Walking Dead (TWD) has maintained a dedicated viewership since its premiere in 2010 and serves as a well-known example of zombie media in today’s culture. The zombie genre has long been recognized for its subversive potential, but... Read Article »
Television The Walking Dead Family American Family American Media
Film Criticism
2021, Vol. 13 No. 03
The Fleeting Nature of Techno-Horror: Kairo's Failure to Appeal to Gen Z
By Wooju Chong
Techno-horror is a sub-genre of horror defined by the use of science or technology as the source of horror, and often, this genre is used to critique modern technology. However, due to the intertwined nature between techno-horror and contemporary... Read Article »
Film Criticism Film Studies Techno-horror Horror Kairo Black Mirror
American Literature
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
Sensationalism of Trauma in American Film and Literature
By Clare M. Nee
The Virgin Suicides written by Jeffrey Eugenides, as well as Sofia Coppola’s film adaptation, utilize the literary and cinematic tropes of suicide to explore female suicides as romantic notions and assertions of agency within the teenage world... Read Article »
Trauma Suicide American Literature Popular Culture Film Studies
Film Studies
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
Inglorious Basterds: A Satirical Criticism of WWII Cinema and the Myth of the American War Hero
By Nadine Hussein
This article explores the way in which Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds challenges the myth of the American hero and criticizes the glorification of war cinema by satirizing the viewer directly. The particular focus is on the subtly... Read Article »
Film Studies Quentin Tarantino World War II Nazi Germany Nationalism American History Fascism
International Cinema
2021, Vol. 13 No. 01
Stereotypes in Bollywood Cinema: Does Article 15 Reinforce the Dalit Narrative?
By Khushi Gupta
‘Article 15’, released in 2019 is the first mainstream Bollywood film to focus on caste based atrocities. It depicts several uncomfortable truths about our society and has been successful in sparking conversation about caste disparities... Read Article »
International Cinema Bollywood India Hindi Cinema Caste System
Film Criticism
2020, Vol. 12 No. 12
Examining the Complex, Subjective Filmography of Oliver Stone: A Comparison and Critique of JFK to Nixon and Platoon to Heaven & Earth
By Mang Lu
Oliver Stone's filmography has levied an unprecedented effect on the popular understanding of American history, especially of the turmoil surrounding the Vietnam War and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. His style has been described as highly... Read Article »
Oliver Stone Film History Film Studies American History Vietnam War Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy
Feminism
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
The Illusion of Empowerment: A Feminist Analysis of Disney's Hercules
By Kasandra J. DiSessa
Disney’s Hercules, which features both a strong male lead and a strong female lead, has the potential to appeal to, and therefore influence, a larger group of child viewers than the more gendered movies, such as the traditional Princess movies... Read Article »
Feminism Disney Hercules Gender Roles Children's Movies
Film Studies
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Stage as Moment, Cinema as Memory: The Diverging Aesthetics of Two Mediums
By Abigail Tulenko
This paper argues that film is a medium defined by its relationship to memory. Building upon aesthetician György Lukács's temporal theory of cinema, I contrast film's inherent relationship to memory with the “eternal present&rdquo... Read Article »
Aesthetics Theater Film Studies Cinema Shakespeare Memory
Popular Culture
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Recycled Tropes and the Persistence of Islamophobia in American Films
By Meagen Tajalle
In this essay, I provide a content analysis of commercially and critically successful films that perpetuate popularized Islamophobia, which is often masked as irreconcilable religious and cultural difference although it has in fact been consistently... Read Article »
Islamophobia Popular Culture Film Studies Film Criticism American Cinema War on Terror
Comparative Literature
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Redemption and Reconciliation in Oedipus at Colonus and Gran Torino: A Comparative Reading
By Lingxiao (Linda) Gao
This paper presents a comparative analysis of Oedipus at Colonus, a play written by the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, and Gran Torino, an American film directed by Clint Eastwood. The two literary productions, although remote as they seem,... Read Article »
Comparative Literature Sophocles Clint Eastwood Tragedy Reconciliation Atonement
Women's Studies
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
The Sanctity and Disgust of the Female Body in Rosemary's Baby
By Leina Hsu
This paper explores the woman’s body as a site of sanctity and disgust in the film Rosemary’s Baby. The character of Rosemary Woodhouse is depicted as a pure, virtuous, and feminine figure. She is positioned against other corrupted,... Read Article »
Cinema American Cinema Women's Studies Roman Polanski Female Body
Film Studies
2020, Vol. 12 No. 09
Negotiating the Concept of National Allegory: Homosexuality, Departure, and Homecoming in Pedro Almodóvar's Pain and Glory and Midi Z's Nina Wu
By Qingyang Zhou
Often regarded as the glorious palace showcasing contemporary world cinema (“Press Conference”), the Cannes Film Festival epitomizes the roles of an accreditor, an archaeologist, and a political activist. It jumpstarts the careers of... Read Article »
Homosexuality Auteur Theory Meta Narrative Cannes Film Festival Film Studies
Feminism
2020, Vol. 12 No. 07
Toxic Royalty: Feminism and the Rhetoric of Beauty in Disney Princess Films
By Stephanie X. Hu
At Disneyland’s Magic Kingdom, light cascades across the night sky before spiraling down through the stars. The castle that towers within the dark shines bright amongst the fireworks’ sparkling ceruleans and violets. Once the night show... Read Article »
Feminism Disney Rhetorical Analysis Gender Roles Film Gender Studies
Gender Dynamics
2020, Vol. 12 No. 02
Gender Dynamics in The Sheik as Novel and as Film Adaptation
By Sophie Hammond
The 1921 Hollywood film The Sheik tells the story of Lady Diana Mayo, a spirited English peeress who, on a trip to the French Sahara, is kidnapped by and eventually falls in love with the Arab sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan. The film made Rudolph Valentino... Read Article »
Film Studies Colonialism Feminism Racism Gender Roles Stereotypes
Television
2019, Vol. 11 No. 10
Hyperreality and the Consumption of the Subject as Object in Black Mirror
By Megan Kirkwood
Jean Baudrillard’s essay ‘The Precession of Simulacra’ from Simulacra and Simulation (1981) is a key postmodern text to understanding the contemporary technological Western world. ‘The Precession of Simulacra’ explores... Read Article »
Jean Baudrillard Western Philosophy Film Studies Social Media Television Black Mirror
 
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