Academic papers on Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

Border Cinema
A 10 page research paper that examines how certain films, specifically those dealing with depictions of the Mexican/American border, determine how we feel concerning national identity. The writer argues that the genre of cinema known as "border...
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Henry V: Shakespeare and Film
A 6 page paper which analyzes Shakespeare
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Film/Neo-Noir and Postmodernism
A 15 page research paper that examines the relationship between neo-noir films and postmodernism. The writer argues that examination of neo-noir films shows that their philosophy dovetails nicely with postmodern principles and conceptions. Like...
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Women in Mozart
A 5 page paper which examines Mozart
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Drama Theory & The Sunshine Boys
A 3 page essay that, first of all, defines the term "play" and then discusses it in terms of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys. The writer argues that comedies also address elements of human pathos. In this instance, the play deals with the problems...
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Kaufman & Ferber/Depression Comedy & The Royal Family
A 3 page essay that discusses theater during the Depression. The writer argues that it was through the warmth and pathos of comedy that people could forget --if just for a little while--the trauma that was going on around them and that this was a...
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Kaufman & Ferber/Depression Comedy & Dinner at Eight
A 3 page essay that discusses the classic play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. The writer argues that during the Great Depression, comedy provided a surcease from the rigors of daily life (Widner, 1998). However, it was only possible to...
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Fiddler and Les Miz
A 5 page research paper that contrasts and compares Fiddler on the Roof and Les Miserables, respectively, as two examples of the best that American and European musical theatre have to offer. Each of these productions offers drama, pathos, and...
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Fans & Film/Reception Theory
A 6 page research paper that explores the topic of reception theory in regards to the Star Wars and Star Trek films. Henry Jenkins (2001) points out that film fans appropriate materials from film, television and other forms of popular culture as the...
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ANALYSIS OF THE FILM, CLERKS
This 5 page paper discusses the film by Kevin Smith, Clerks. A low budget film, this paper examines why it was still successful. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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THE UNIVERSAL THEMES OF ROMEO AND JULIET/WEST SIDE STORY
This 8 page paper discusses the reasons for the themes of Romeo and Juliet, as well as those in West Side Story, have stood the test of time. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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THE SUBVERSION OF THE SUBURBAN DREAM
This 8 page paper discusses the shift in perspectives from ORsen Wells' version of the American Dream in society to Nichols' perspective in The Graduate. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Portrayal of Gender Identity By European Filmmakers (1920s-2000s)
A 10 page paper which traces how gender identity is critiqued in the films
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Comparative Analysis of George Bernard Shaw
A 3 page comparative analysis of these examples of naturalistic plays. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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FEMALE UNITY AND THE SILVER SCREEN: THE COLOR PURPLE
This 5 page paper examines the female relationships in the novel, The Color Purple, and how those relationships fail when translated to the silver screen. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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