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When Mockumentary Meets Slasher Film: Comedic First-Person Narrative in Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Author: Sotiris Petridis Hellenic Open University Download PDF version INTRODUCTION Since cinema usually narrates its stories through the camera, the structure of a typical film is in third person. Although cinema has a third-person narrative, there are some elements that...

In Defense of Mumble Rap

Author: Mansi Garneni Columbia University Download PDF version   “Made a mil’ off that, uh/ Off that mumblin’ shit.” – Playboi Carti, “R.I.P.”   INTRODUCTION: THE QUESTION OF MUMBLE RAP Mumble rap is a polarizing topic within the rap community...

’Tis the Season: Popular Romance Fiction and the Practice of Democracy

Author: Sreepurna Datta Jadavpur University Download PDF version   In his 1993 book American Political Cultures, Richard Ellis identified “voting in competitive elections, representative government, accountable leadership, and the freedom to pursue one’s own private interests,” as the key features...

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