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

"Naturalism" in Two Strindberg Plays.
(5 pp) In the he late 1880s Strindberg began to experiment with free verse and created the great dramas The Father (1887), Miss Julie (1888), and Creditors (1888). The Father vividly expresses Strindberg's view of the war between the...
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Violence in Music Lyrics
A 6 page research paper that investigates the use of violence in music lyrics. The writer focuses on rap music (particularly the music of Eminem). The writer also focuses on the FTC report on violence being marketed to children by the entertainment...
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Deryck Cooke on Romantic Music
An 11 page summation and analysis of several of the essays included in a posthumous publication of some of Deryck Cooke's writing: Vindications: Essays on Romantic Music. The writer also outlines facts from a biographical memoir on Cooke, included...
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Dance Patterns" Johann Sebastian Bach's French Suites
8 pages in length. Baroque dance patterns are typically associated with Bach's French suites, a style of movement that is quite indicative of its time period. The stiff, rigid, unyielding movement so characteristic of the dance patterns of Bach's...
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Reality and Film
A 5 page paper which discusses three films and illustrates how, while they depict reality to some degree, they also create their own form of realism often found in films. The films discussed are "Scarface" (1932) by Howard Hawks, "Dancer in...
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Existentialism: Sartre and "Taxi Driver"
A 5 page paper which discusses Sartre's "Nausea" as it involves existentialism and then presents an examination of the film "Taxi Driver" as it applies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Music And Consumerism
6 pages in length. The writer discusses how music influences consumer choices. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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How Reality is Portrayed in Woody Allen's Films "Annie Hall," "Zelig," "Purple Rose of Cairo" and "Mighty Aphrodite"
A 10 page paper which examines the different ways in which Woody Allen has depicted reality in four of his most critically successful films. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Buddies and Bad Guys -- African American Men in the Movies
This 15 page report discusses ten contemporary films and compares how African American men are portrayed with various aspects of how film historians and media scholars have described the historical presentation of African American men in the...
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Modern Musicals and Theater Perspectives
This 10 page report discusses four separate modern theater works --
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Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!"
5 pages in length. Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!," easily one of the world's most beloved musical productions, sports a theme of celebration in relation to the spirit of rebirth and renewal. That this particular production openly addresses...
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Quo Vadis
This 5 page paper looks at how the Roman Empire is portrayed in this 1951 film and whether or not we can argue that there is an accurate historical representation of the facts, or a biased and adapted representation to enhance the enjoyment factor...
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Film Review: "The Hurricane"
6 pages in length. "The Hurricane" is a film about survival against the worst odds. When taken in its fullest context, the movie openly addresses the ills of human nature and how racism has long governed an intolerant society. "The Hurricane's"...
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Orson Welles: Touch of Evil (1958)
(5 pp) Three minutes into 1958's Touch of Evil, supposedly only made for the sake of money, it was clear that Welles couldn't help himself - it was the longest tracking shot in history, setting up every element of the brilliant, melancholy...
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The Milagro Beanfield War
6 pages in length. The Milagro Beanfield War is a simple yet richly symbolic tale of a war between the rich and the poor. This classic tale of good vs. evil transcends what one reads on the page or sees on the screen, but leaves one walking...
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