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Scream Deconstructed

Scott Kessinger
Scream Deconstructed Book PDF

Author : Scott Kessinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-25
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : 0615545793

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Scream Deconstructed by Scott Kessinger Pdf

Someone's taken their love of Scream one step too far... and written a book about it! Having earned the respect and accolades of critics and audiences, generated more than half a billion dollars in revenue, and inspired a gaggle of imitators, it's safe to say Scream is millions of people's favorite scary movie. While the Scream films have scared and entertained moviegoers worldwide, they've also invited us to closer examine the movies we watch: to deconstruct them. This book aims to do just that. Scream Deconstructed: An Unauthorized Analysis puts all four Scream movies under the knife to examine the meaning, themes and philosophy of the movie series that brought horror back from the dead by breaking all the rules. Take a close look into the heart of this pop culture phenomenon and what its characters - including Sidney, Gale, Dewey, and each film's killer - represent. Find out what reality, film, fantasy, and sex have to do with it all. Scream Deconstructed is sure to please any fan of Scream, horror, or film in general.

Screams & Nightmares

Brian J. Robb
Screams Nightmares Book PDF

Author : Brian J. Robb
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781913538736

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Screams & Nightmares by Brian J. Robb Pdf

Writer, producer, and director Wes Craven has successfully tapped into the horror vein for over forty years, serving up scary, funny, cutting-edge thrillers that have become classics in the genre. His films have been both critical and commercial successes, most notably Nightmare on Elm Street, which spawned a series of sequels and made Craven (and his creation, Freddy Kruger) an international sensation. He then created a second indelible series in the horror movie trope with Scream. In Screams & Nightmares, Brian J. Robb examines Craven's entire career, from his low-budget beginnings to his most recent box office hits, from the banned thriller The Last House on the Left and the cult classic The Hills Have Eyes to the outrageous Shocker and The People Under the Stairs. Through exclusive interviews with Craven, Robb provides in-depth accounts of the making of each of the films – including the final instalments of the Scream series – Craven's foray into writing novels, and his numerous television projects.

The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle

Alexandra West
The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle Book PDF

Author : Alexandra West
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476631288

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The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle by Alexandra West Pdf

Many critics and fans refer to the 1990s as the decade that horror forgot, with few notable entries in the genre. Yet horror went mainstream in the ’90s by speaking to the anxieties of American youth during one of the country’s most prosperous eras. No longer were films made on low budgets and dependent on devotees for success. Horror found its way onto magazine covers, fashion ads and CD soundtrack covers. “Girl power” feminism and a growing distaste for consumerism defined an audience that both embraced and rejected the commercial appeal of these films. This in-depth study examines the youth subculture and politics of the era, focusing on such films as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Idle Hands (1999) and Cherry Falls (2000).

Derek Walcott’s Poetry Deconstructed, Its Political and Sociological Discourse Revealed From “In A Green Night” to “The Fortunate Traveler” A Product of Hallucinatory Whiteness

Daurius Figueira
Derek Walcott s Poetry Deconstructed Its Political and Sociological Discourse Revealed From In A Green Night to The Fortunate Traveler A Product of Hallucinatory Whiteness Book PDF

Author : Daurius Figueira
Publisher : AHTLE FIGUEIRA
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789769624559

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Derek Walcott’s Poetry Deconstructed, Its Political and Sociological Discourse Revealed From “In A Green Night” to “The Fortunate Traveler” A Product of Hallucinatory Whiteness by Daurius Figueira Pdf

This is a deconstruction of the published books of poetry of Derek Walcott from 1961 to 1981 to unearth, expose and analyze the discourse and worldview of Walcott of miscegenated being, the Caribbean dystopia and the existential condition of the African and Indian Diasporas in the Caribbean dystopia. Walcott segregates himself from the Caribbean dystopia as he excoriates the African and Indian Diasporas blaming them for constructing the dystopia, they are trapped in. Walcott exempts white supremacist colonial and neo-colonial imperial power relations which condemns us to dependency and underdevelopment at the level of the idea. Which he must do for Walcott insists that what separates him from the Dystopia and enables his freedom from the dystopia, his flight to the North Atlantic is his white grandfather's legacy bequeathed to him by his miscegenated father. At the level of his genome Walcott is special, exceptional in the realm of the Dystopia compelled to prove and affirm this state of being in the North Atlantic. Walcott then frames his poetry on the foundation of the binary, Manichean duality of white North Atlantic discourse. I had a white grandfather and father which makes this deconstruction a personal conversation between two conflicting discourses of miscegenated being and our place in the world.

Scream

Michael J. Seidlinger
Scream Book PDF

Author : Michael J. Seidlinger
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501386756

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Scream by Michael J. Seidlinger Pdf

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. When you are born, the first thing you do is scream. Be it a response to fear, anger, sadness, or happiness, the scream is a declaration of being alive. The metal vocalist cupping the microphone blares out a deafeningly harsh scream. The drill instructor screams out commands to their soldiers. And then there's the bloodcurdling screams we know from horror films. A scream has many meanings, but it is an instinctive and reflexive action that, at its core, reveals raw emotion. Investigating popular and alternative cultures, art, and science, Michael J. Seidlinger tracks the resonance of the scream across media and literature and in his own voice. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

Chasing the Scream

Johann Hari
Chasing the Scream Book PDF

Author : Johann Hari
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781620408926

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Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari Pdf

The New York Times Bestseller What if everything you think you know about addiction is wrong? Johann Hari's journey into the heart of the war on drugs led him to ask this question--and to write the book that gave rise to his viral TED talk, viewed more than 62 million times, and inspired the feature film The United States vs. Billie Holiday and the documentary series The Fix. One of Johann Hari's earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not being able to. As he grew older, he realized he had addiction in his family. Confused, not knowing what to do, he set out and traveled over 30,000 miles over three years to discover what really causes addiction--and what really solves it. He uncovered a range of remarkable human stories--of how the war on drugs began with Billie Holiday, the great jazz singer, being stalked and killed by a racist policeman; of the scientist who discovered the surprising key to addiction; and of the countries that ended their own war on drugs--with extraordinary results. Chasing the Scream is the story of a life-changing journey that transformed the addiction debate internationally--and showed the world that the opposite of addiction is connection.

Social Theory: Power and identity in the global era

Roberta Garner
Social Theory Power and identity in the global era Book PDF

Author : Roberta Garner
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442601550

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Social Theory: Power and identity in the global era by Roberta Garner Pdf

First edition published by Broadview Press 2004.

Social Theory

Roberta Garner,Black Hawk Hancock
Social Theory Book PDF

Author : Roberta Garner,Black Hawk Hancock
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442606487

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Social Theory by Roberta Garner,Black Hawk Hancock Pdf

The organization of this popular social theory reader, which pairs classical articles with contemporary theoretical and empirical studies, highlights the historical flow of social theory and demonstrates how disagreements and confrontations shape theory over time. Written in clear, down-to-earth language, the introductions to each selection link theorists to one another, illustrating how theoretical traditions are not rigidly separate but are always in conversation, addressing and challenging each other. The third edition incorporates significant changes: more readings reflecting a wide diversity of theorists, a completely revamped chapter on gender, new chapters on race and culture, and unique material on the "transitional giants" who have helped to transform classical theory into contemporary theory. As well, new contextual and biographical materials surround each reading and each chapter includes a study guide with key terms and innovative discussion questions and classroom exercises. The result is a fresh take on social theory that foregrounds a plurality of perspectives and reflects contemporary trends in the field, while still managing to be a teachable and affordable text.

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

Harlan Ellison
I Have No Mouth I Must Scream Book PDF

Author : Harlan Ellison
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497609617

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I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison Pdf

Seven stunning stories of speculative fiction by the author of A Boy and His Dog. In a post-apocalyptic world, four men and one woman are all that remain of the human race, brought to near extinction by an artificial intelligence. Programmed to wage war on behalf of its creators, the AI became self-aware and turned against humanity. The five survivors are prisoners, kept alive and subjected to brutal torture by the hateful and sadistic machine in an endless cycle of violence. This story and six more groundbreaking and inventive tales that probe the depths of mortal experience prove why Grand Master of Science Fiction Harlan Ellison has earned the many accolades to his credit and remains one of the most original voices in American literature. I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream also includes “Big Sam Was My Friend,” “Eyes of Dust,” “World of the Myth,” “Lonelyache,” Hugo Award finalist “Delusion for a Dragon Slayer,” and Hugo and Nebula Award finalist “Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes.”

Social Theory: Volume II

Roberta Garner,Black Hawk Hancock
Social Theory Volume II Book PDF

Author : Roberta Garner,Black Hawk Hancock
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442607385

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Social Theory: Volume II by Roberta Garner,Black Hawk Hancock Pdf

The organization of this popular social theory reader, which pairs classical articles with contemporary theoretical and empirical studies, highlights the historical flow of social theory and demonstrates how disagreements and confrontations shape theory over time. Written in clear, down-to-earth language, the introductions to each selection link theorists to one another, illustrating how theoretical traditions are not rigidly separate but are always in conversation, addressing and challenging each other. Volume II: From Modern To Contemporary Theory uses key transitional theorists to illustrate how contemporary theory emerged from the past. New chapters on race, on culture, and on media, as well as a significantly reworked gender chapter deepen coverage. As well, new contextual and biographical materials surround each reading and each chapter includes a study guide with key terms and innovative discussion questions and classroom exercises. The result is a volume of readings that offers instructors flexibility in how they approach teaching, and students an affordable and accessible introduction to the most important contemporary social theorists.

Film Comedy

Geoff King
Film Comedy Book PDF

Author : Geoff King
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1903364353

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Film Comedy by Geoff King Pdf

Comedy is one of the most popular forms in film. But what exactly is film comedy and what might be the basis of its widespread appeal? This book takes a multi-perspective approach to answering these questions.

The Scream

Rohinton Mistry
The Scream Book PDF

Author : Rohinton Mistry
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart Limited
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771061325

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The Scream by Rohinton Mistry Pdf

Rohinton Mistry is arguably Canada’s most beloved and popular writer. His fiction has won prestigious prizes in Canada and around the world. The Oprah’s Book Club selection of his novel A Fine Balance increased Mistry’s already large audience in North America, and in Canada alone to more than a quarter of a million readers. He is working on a new novel, as yet unscheduled, but this delicious little book will be savoured by Mistry’s hungry and devoted fans. The Scream is a single story by Rohinton Mistry, to date his shortest book! And what a gem it is. Set in a Bombay apartment, The Scream is narrated by a man at the end of his life, who is angry at the predicament of old age, at his isolation from his family and from a world that no longer understands him. He rails and raves in ways that are both hilarious and moving, and which touch us with recognition. Printed originally in a limited edition of 150 copies that was sold exclusively by World Literacy of Canada as a fundraiser for their organization, The Scream was exquisitely produced and featured original artwork by the celebrated Canadian artist Tony Urquhart. This is the first trade edition of this treasure, which will retain beautiful production values as well as all of Tony Urquhart’s colourful, dynamic artwork, which was inspired by the story. This gorgeous little book is a must-have for all of Rohinton Mistry’s fans, for their own shelves as a collector’s item and as the perfect gift.

The Voice as Something More

Martha Feldman,Judith T. Zeitlin
The Voice as Something More Book PDF

Author : Martha Feldman,Judith T. Zeitlin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780226656427

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The Voice as Something More by Martha Feldman,Judith T. Zeitlin Pdf

In the contemporary world, voices are caught up in fundamentally different realms of discourse, practice, and culture: between sounding and nonsounding, material and nonmaterial, literal and metaphorical. In The Voice as Something More, Martha Feldman and Judith T. Zeitlin tackle these paradoxes with a bold and rigorous collection of essays that look at voice as both object of desire and material object. Using Mladen Dolar’s influential A Voice and Nothing More as a reference point, The Voice as Something More reorients Dolar’s psychoanalytic analysis around the material dimensions of voices—their physicality and timbre, the fleshiness of their mechanisms, the veils that hide them, and the devices that enhance and distort them. Throughout, the essays put the body back in voice. Ending with a new essay by Dolar that offers reflections on these vocal aesthetics and paradoxes, this authoritative, multidisciplinary collection, ranging from Europe and the Americas to East Asia, from classics and music to film and literature, will serve as an essential entry point for scholars and students who are thinking toward materiality.

You Choose

Nick Stokes
You Choose Book PDF

Author : Nick Stokes
Publisher : Nick Stokes
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781973739012

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You Choose by Nick Stokes Pdf

YOU CHOOSE is an (anti)-choose-your-own-adventure. You choose: You hear a scream (or not), and what do you do about it. Nothing or stay in your chair and figure out the who what when why or go out the front door and chase the scream to prevent it or create it or capture it. Within the book are choices and non-choices, choices masquerading as choices, labyrinths, your torture and your self-torture, your authorship, multiple worlds, you becoming someone else, another you, you becoming a series of animals, you becoming us, you becoming death, your repeated death, pizza, your mother, inner ear workings, and other tailings or tails or tales. YOU CHOOSE is literary, speculative, uncertain, an attempt at the universal and many worlds, surreal, magically realistic, immersive, and labyrinthine. YOU CHOOSE is published under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License.

Scream

Steven West
Scream Book PDF

Author : Steven West
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781911325284

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Scream by Steven West Pdf

Wes Craven's Scream (1996) emerged at the point where the early eighties American slasher cycle had effectively morphed into the post-Fatal Attraction trend for Hollywood thrillers that incorporated key slasher movie tropes. Scream emerged as a spiritual successor to Wes Craven's unpopular but critically praised previous film New Nightmare (1994), which evolved from his frustration at having lost creative control over his most popular creation, Freddy Krueger, and rebirthed the character in a postmodern context. Scream appropriates many of the concepts, conceits, and in-jokes inherent in New Nightmare, albeit in a much more commercial context that did not alienate teenage audiences who were not around to see the movies that were being referenced. This Devil's Advocate offers a full exploration of Scream, including its structure, its many reference points (such as the prominent use of Halloween as a kind of sacred text), its marketing ("the new thriller from Wes Craven" – not a horror film), and legacy for horror cinema in the new millennium.