The Uncanny: Freud’s Psychoanalytical Theory
Examining Sigmun Freud’s psychoanalytical theory of The Uncanny (Freud, 2003) and applying it to various film and television examples.
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Final Girl theory
Investigating Final Girl Theory and applying it to horror films such as Friday the 13th (1980), Halloween (1978), and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).
Genre characteristics in Halloween (1978)
Investigating how Halloween (1978) displays genre characteristics and applying theoretical approaches to support it being classified within the horror genre.
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How does The Shining (1980) exhibit Gothic conventions?
Exploring how The Shining (1980) exhibits Gothic/American Gothic conventions, and how it’s formal properites help establish it as a Gothic text.
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Horror: Summarising Mark Jancovich’s ideas on genre
Briefly summarising Jancovich’s ideas on genre in relation to horror and providing some suggestions for further reading and research.
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Transmedia Storytelling – Henry Jenkins
Introducing ‘Transmedia Storytelling’, as originally discussed by Henry Jenkins in their 2006 book, Convergence Culture.
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Realism and constructing belief in Titan A.E. (Continued)
How is Hyper Realism is located, organised, constructed and applied within Titan A.E. (2000). Part 3: Paul Wells’ notes on Hyper Realism (Continued).
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Realism and constructing belief in Titan A.E.
How is Hyper Realism is located, organised, constructed and applied within Titan A.E. (2000). Part 2: Paul Wells’ notes on Hyper Realism.
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Titan A.E. (2000) contextualised
How is Hyper Realism is located, organised, constructed and applied within Titan A.E. (2000). Part 1: Contextualising Titan A.E.
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Spike Lee’s approach to genre in BlackKklansman (2018)
This is Part 2 (of 2) of an essay discussing how Spike Lee uses genre to discuss race and equality in Do the Right Thing (1989) and BlackKklansman (2018).
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