Browsing by Author "Pfeifer, Sean"
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Deconstructing Nationalism: Steven Spielberg’s World War II Trilogy
(2013-04-20)This essay discusses the formal and thematic unity of Steven Spielberg’s World War Two films--Empire of the Sun (1987), Schindler’s List (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Contrary to critics who characterize Spielberg ... -
The Daft Punk Dialectic: A Marxist Interpretation of the Grammys
(2014-04-26)The Grammys are one of a handful of annual American ceremonies that offer insight into the state of American culture. The 2014 Grammy ceremony featured an unusual combination of contemporary popular music stars and older ... -
The Haunting of Stephen Dedalus: Walter Benjamin’s Theses on the Philosophy of History and Stephen’s Encounter with Cyril Sargent in “Nestor”
(2014-04-26)According to the Gilbert schema of James Joyce’s Ulysses, the “Nestor” episode represents history. Placing “Nestor” in dialogue with Walter Benjamin’s Theses on the Philosophy of History, this essay argues for a Joycean ... -
The Problem of "Plantaloon in Black" in "Go Down Moses"
(2013-04-20)The Problem of “Pantaloon in Black” in Go Down, Moses Critics who argue that Go Down, Moses is simply a collection of short stories and not a unified novel often point to Faulkner’s narrative digression in “Pantaloon in ...