Thomas J West
Biographic Data
| ID | 1609994 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas J West |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas J |
| FAMILY NAME | West |
| SIGNATURE | WEST T J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Syracuse University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Spirit is Willing, but the Flesh is Weak
In this paper, I argue that the reintroduction of widescreen technology with the release of Fox’s The Robe in 1953 promised spectators the ability to encounter—through powerful, embodied immersion—the moment when historical time reached its fulfillment at Christ’s death. However, the fact that the material world continues to move inevitably forward makes it impossible to fully experience the escape from the material world that he represents. As s…
Queer nostalgia and queer histories in uncertain times
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Queer nostalgia and queer histories in uncertain times
The Spirit is Willing, but the Flesh is Weak
In this paper, I argue that the reintroduction of widescreen technology with the release of Fox’s The Robe in 1953 promised spectators the ability to encounter—through powerful, embodied immersion—the moment when historical time reached its fulfillment at Christ’s death. However, the fact that the material world continues to move inevitably forward makes it impossible to fully experience the escape from the material world that he represents. As s…
Art (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (1 work) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 work) · Digital Games and Media (1 work) · Embodied cognition (1 work) · EPIC (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Flesh (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work)