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Essay · Screen & Culture
An exploration of adaptation through the classic films of Hitchcock and Spielberg.
This article argues that the most successful film adaptations, such as ‘Rear Window,’ ‘Jaws,’ and ‘Psycho,’ don’t just copy their literary …
Essay · Screen & Culture
A Study in Functional Analogy
This article proposes a framework of ‘functional analogy’ connecting the cinematic single take with literary techniques such as stream of consciousness, sustained …
Essay · Writing & AI
An interpretive framework for uneven reactions to synthetic creativity
The Proximity Paradox is a proposed lens—not a demonstrated law—for comparing reactions to AI in writing and performance through embodiment, visible substitution, and control.
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Guide
Good criticism goes beyond liking or disliking a work. This guide offers a practical method for describing, analysing, interpreting, and evaluating …
Guide
Point of view is more than a choice of pronouns. This guide separates who speaks from who perceives, explains competing models of focalization, and …
Guide
This guide distinguishes reporting, interpretation, and evaluation; explains the difference between being wrong and withholding information; and …
Guide
This guide separates ethical verification from legal doctrine, identifies current British Columbia publication risks, explains a limited U.S. …
Essay
This article argues that the most successful film adaptations, such as ‘Rear Window,’ ‘Jaws,’ and ‘Psycho,’ …
Essay
This article proposes a framework of ‘functional analogy’ connecting the cinematic single take with literary techniques such as stream of …