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Why is it that we then all go to dark rooms to collectively commune over empathizing with fictional characters, as we do when watching films? Specifically, there have been few cultural touchstones to cause as much discussion and communing... more
In this book, Nariman Skakov explores the phenomenon of spatio-temporal lapse in Tarkovsky's cinema - from 'Ivan's Childhood' (1962) to 'Sacrifice' (1986). He argues that dreams, visions, mirages, memories, revelations, reveries, and... more
Przysługujący widmom wywrotowy, niemalże rewolucyjny potencjał został odsunięty oraz zagubiony poprzez pozbycie się tej kontrowersyjnej kategorii z terytorium metafizyki i zbyt pośpieszne odesłanie jej do przestrzeni badań nad literaturą,... more
Research and critical studies into men and masculinity has originated as one of the most emerging areas of sociological investigation. More books and articles have been published on this study area alone as well as the introduction of two... more
Realism is not a set category, but an approach to depicting reality. Stories can be mythic, social, or psychological. Understanding these three forms and approaches to realism can help you define your work as a writer.
In 1998, in a paper in which he explained the mechanisms used in Hollywood to divide the revenue generated by feature films among different stakeholders, Mark Weinstein (1998) argued that only ten to twenty percent of these projects... more
Se bem a Sociologia nasce como uma "narrativa sobre a modernidade" (RITA FELSKI), o mundo contemporâneo vive transformações sociais, culturais e políticas que demandam novas análises e novos olhares. O presente trabalho aborda... more
The unprecedented economic growth and immigration that Ireland experienced between 1995 and 2007 did not only challenge national but also ethnic, social, and gender identities. The contributions to this volume explore how films tackle... more
Perhaps it is telling that on the day that Steve Jobs (Danny Boyle, 2015) was released in the UK, so too was Tangerine (Sean Baker, 2015), which tells the story of transgender sex workers in Los Angeles. For, if the former film charts the... more
Der Begriff des Interface kategorisiert die Ausprägungsstufen einer kommunikationsstabilisierenden Schnittstelle als Interaktionsmechanismus, wobei die Interaktion von maschinellen Komponenten (Hardware, Software) sowie die vielfältigen... more
The Spanish Civil War was a tacitly forbidden topic in Hollywood controlled by the self-censorship of the Hays Office and the PCA. Therefore, American film companies only produced three films about warfare at the same time as it was... more
RESUMO Este artigo resulta de um processo investigativo que se propõe realizar uma análise sobre a origem do Serviço Social no Brasil, a partir de uma contextualização histórica das mudanças ocorridas na profissão. Abordou ainda sobre os... more
""L’objectif est de mettre au jour la construction de l’événement dans sa rhétorique et sa performance, sa diffusion médiatique et sa reconnaissance sociale. Comment la production discursive autour de la Marche des Fiertés 2011... more
While the boundary between Canada and the United States has rhetorically been dubbed ‘the longest undefended border in the world’, Canadian narratives have vigorously sought to defend the border in symbolic terms. In 1972, Margaret Atwood... more
Swedish screens are challenging the idea that two women talking to each other is diametrically opposed to film quality
This article proposes a specific structuralist methodology that may help organize the analysis of the relationship between literature and cinema. Through the instance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “The Curious Case of Benjamin... more
This is a review of a collection of essays arising from a conference on the way American culture is depicted in and through baseball in film.
Völlig neue Bild- und Erfahrungswelten versprechen die jüngsten Produkte der Medienindustrie ihren Usern. Euphorisch investieren Google, Microsoft und Co. Unsummen in digitale Medientechnologien wie Virtual-Reality-Displays. Jeder... more
Using the film "The Sixth Sense" (1999) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167404/ to teach precepts of Judaism and Jewish Thought.
SUMMARY: Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films were treated with fuming nitric acid (FNA). The surface characteristics and also the insertion of polar groups like --COOH, >C=O, -NO2, and -NO on the etched LDPE film surface were... more
Since the end of the twentieth century, many filmmakers, critics, and historians have lamented the state of cinema, claiming that the medium and Hollywood are suffering a profound crisis. This crisis, which has supposedly left cinema on... more
Após uma tragédia familiar e a situação política insegura na Índia,a família Kadam, em que a paixão pela cozinha é partilhada por todos os seus membros, decide emigrar, primeiro para a Inglaterra, onde consegue ter uma casa modesta... more
The following articles are framed around the assertion that cinema audiences can be as unwieldy, wild and dynamic as the films that play on the screen. In this Themed Section on the subject of cinema-going behaviour, etiquette and... more
This paper posits that the contemporary (re)configuration of the generic white woman of Hindi cinema solely as a spectacle was produced by the nationalist discourse during the colonial encounter. This essay explores both the textual... more