The metaphysics of Tennessee Williams

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Tennessee Williams should be seen as a metaphysical writer whose plays explore connections between apparently different entities. Argument between mind and body is a significant element in 'The Glass Menagerie,' 'Summer and Smoke,' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' and 'Suddenly Last Summer.'

Analysis, American drama, Williams, Tennessee, Metaphysics

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Beyond Max Max III: Rice, empire and heroism on post-apocalyptic terrain

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The post-apocalyptic future of the film Mad Max III (1985) depicts the projection of empty space crucial to modern European colonial endeavors. This process is expected to repeat the representation of racial and gendered imperial power relations in the victory of white, male Max.

Science fiction films, Science fiction movies, Mad Max III (Motion picture)

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'Marisol,' angels, and apocalyptic migrations

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Jose Rivera's play 'Marisol' is an example of "mad realism," concerned with transformation as well as expressing anger. Rivera explores the possibility that the apocalypse should be expressed in terms of social concern for the homeless.

Portrayals, Angels, Marisol (Play), Rivera, Jose

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