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to show that this method is not only useful in interpreting enigmatic films but also in illuminating the very philosophies we use to interpret them. I find that comparison between philosophy and films ... philosophy’s most frequently recurring goals is to describe ideas for which we previously had no vocabulary. Given that film, like philosophy, is first and foremost a method of expression, then it follows that
It thus makes sense that critics tend to present strong arguments about the political agendas of Mexican filmmakers from the 1970s. Among the most popular in the subject is Paul Leduc, whose work has ... Manuel Michel argue that pre-1970s Mexican cinema lacked authentic cultural resonance or aesthetic merit (46). However, the political tumult of the mid to late 1960s shifted the attention of filmmakers to
Using the philosophy of William James as comparison, this essay attempts to understand Andrei Tarkovsky's view of reality and the strategies his characters use to experience it. ... , his films, Stalker and Solaris specifically, can be read as discussions of that very process. Using the philosophy of William James as a comparison, we will explore how Tarkovsky articulates the problem
Using the philosophy of William James as comparison, this essay attempts to understand Andrei Tarkovsky's view of reality and the strategies his characters use to experience it. ... , his films, Stalker and Solaris specifically, can be read as discussions of that very process. Using the philosophy of William James as a comparison, we will explore how Tarkovsky articulates the problem
passion for science, energetic personality and collaborative philosophy, which he incorporated into a unique way of doing research. Over the course of his career, he published 117 scientific articles with
film brushes up against many explosively political issues—post-Katrina disaster relief, climate change, and poverty among them. Yet, extrapolating from the theories of writers like Robin Wood, Jean-Louis ... that basis is intentional or unintentional, conscious or unconscious. Beasts of the Southern Wild possesses an ideological undercurrent that has implications in social, political, and economic spheres
film brushes up against many explosively political issues—post-Katrina disaster relief, climate change, and poverty among them. Yet, extrapolating from the theories of writers like Robin Wood, Jean-Louis ... that basis is intentional or unintentional, conscious or unconscious. Beasts of the Southern Wild possesses an ideological undercurrent that has implications in social, political, and economic spheres
Pinochet from 1974 until 1990 and experienced a high level of political oppression during that time. Though Chile had only a short film history before the rule of Pinochet, cinema remained relevant despite ... discuss the political roots of Chilean cinema, especially in the 1960’s, when Chile experienced growth in both the film industry and the culture of film. This growth was due to several factors including the
things are, the way things came to be, and the way things ought to be. The ideologies that these assumptions comprise tend to be culturally specific, often functioning as myths which naturalize political ... toward ideological analysis in general. Contemporary American culture, in all of its nationalist glory, proudly celebrates its capitalist political economy. As previously noted, all cultural productions
Choice. Throughout this paper, our general philosophy is that “set” should become “language in P” and “function” should become “function in FP.” Where there are several obvious choices for how to
).” Even in a film that is not explicitly political, these tensions can find expression. In Frances Ha (Baumbach 2012), a young woman struggles to chase her dream while also staying afloat in the harsh ... Narboni argue that “every film is political, inasmuch as it is determined by the ideology which produces it” (688). By their reasoning, even the most commercial films are also political. Just like any other
to date. Many countries are still uncertain about whether to grow and how to regulate genome-edited crop varieties12. Scientific, political and social considerations impact these decisions, which are
political environment, with the government proposing reforms to evaluation systems, public trusts and funding policies, without clarity or inviting input from working scientists. Fortunately, we in developing
categorical, that is, can admit a fixed number of possible values. For example, it could be gender, blood type, or political orientation. A prominent example of categorical data is binary data, where the points
that seek to “attack their ideological assimilation on two fronts…” that is in their form and in their content with, “…direct political action” (Comolli 690). These are more experimental films that “do ... ,” category “c” has experimental forms, but unlike category “b’s” direct political strategy to its elements, “c” films defy logical readings of form or content, “…oper[ating] on the level of the impossible
introduce democratic social, political, and economic ideals into the formerly imperialistic Japan (“Occupation”). The American occupation affected the film industry when the SCAP officials reviewed the ... , and rape were rendered casually. The directors flaunted the vulgarity of their heroes and heroines, and often critique was framed in political terms” (Thompson and Bordwell, 433). The New Wave directors
gene–environment correlations, and these are not entirely attributable to processes that take place within a family but are also attributable more broadly to regional social, economic and political
” implementation [ 30 ] shares some of the motivations and philosophy behind OSP. The authors note that the implementation (via normal-form games) of a social choice function is more obvious if there exists a
the extent of available metadata from surveillance networks. Different technical, economic, legal, and political barriers may impede the sharing of complete patient-level metadata31, with impact across
Chilean filmmaking geared down drastically for a few decades, political discourse in the country was going strong (Schnitman 78). Chile?s people were still in the process of finding their voice. The ?20s ... power for slightly more time than the conservative parties but this constant political discourse created the need for a prevailing national voice and film would be that voice. The next important part of
