Philippe Mather
Biographic Data
| ID | 6095170 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philippe Mather |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philippe |
| FAMILY NAME | Mather |
| SIGNATURE | MATHER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Regina |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2602-812X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Alluring Monsters
Review of: Alluring Monsters: The Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization , Rosalind Galt (2021) New York: Columbia University Press, 312 pp., ISBN 978-0-23120-133-9, p/bk, $35.00
Shanghaied in Singapore
L’auteur propose un examen approfondi d ’Orientalism ( L’Orientalisme) d’Edward Saïd (1978), afin de réfuter la critique classique selon laquelle l’analyse de Saïd serait entachée de ce même défaut de binarité essentialiste qu’il relève dans le discours orientaliste. L’œuvre de Saïd serait, en effet, plus nuancée que ce que l’on tient souvent pour acquis, tout en demeurant un paradigme assez clair qui permet l’étude multidimensionnelle des textes…
Intercultural sensitivity in Orientalist cinema
Edward Said’s dogmas of Orientalism are a succinct summary of western perceptions of the East, which reveal an essentially racist discourse that also speaks to the westerner’s self-perception. While there is a tendency in fiction film to polarize attitudes as either friendly or hostile, for reasons of narrative economy and to enhance dramatic conflict, this article argues that it is possible to measure the behaviour of fictional characters on a c…
CFP
Stanley Kubrick
Figures of Estrangement in Science Fiction Film
This essay offers a descriptive system intended to address film-specific phenomena in terms consonant with Darko Suvin’s analysis of the forms of estrangement found in sf literature. I propose a semiotic analysis of sf film, focusing on a typology of figures of estrangement, conceived as a centripetal relation between processes of alienation and naturalization. My typology of figures is based on Louis Hjelmslev’s chart illustrating the structure …
Intercultural sensitivity in Orientalist cinema
Edward Said’s dogmas of Orientalism are a succinct summary of western perceptions of the East, which reveal an essentially racist discourse that also speaks to the westerner’s self-perception. While there is a tendency in fiction film to polarize attitudes as either friendly or hostile, for reasons of narrative economy and to enhance dramatic conflict, this article argues that it is possible to measure the behaviour of fictional characters on a c…
Figures of Estrangement in Science Fiction Film
This essay offers a descriptive system intended to address film-specific phenomena in terms consonant with Darko Suvin’s analysis of the forms of estrangement found in sf literature. I propose a semiotic analysis of sf film, focusing on a typology of figures of estrangement, conceived as a centripetal relation between processes of alienation and naturalization. My typology of figures is based on Louis Hjelmslev’s chart illustrating the structure …
Stanley Kubrick
CFP
Shanghaied in Singapore
L’auteur propose un examen approfondi d ’Orientalism ( L’Orientalisme) d’Edward Saïd (1978), afin de réfuter la critique classique selon laquelle l’analyse de Saïd serait entachée de ce même défaut de binarité essentialiste qu’il relève dans le discours orientaliste. L’œuvre de Saïd serait, en effet, plus nuancée que ce que l’on tient souvent pour acquis, tout en demeurant un paradigme assez clair qui permet l’étude multidimensionnelle des textes…
Intercultural sensitivity in Orientalist cinema
Edward Said’s dogmas of Orientalism are a succinct summary of western perceptions of the East, which reveal an essentially racist discourse that also speaks to the westerner’s self-perception. While there is a tendency in fiction film to polarize attitudes as either friendly or hostile, for reasons of narrative economy and to enhance dramatic conflict, this article argues that it is possible to measure the behaviour of fictional characters on a c…
Alluring Monsters
Review of: Alluring Monsters: The Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization , Rosalind Galt (2021) New York: Columbia University Press, 312 pp., ISBN 978-0-23120-133-9, p/bk, $35.00
Art (6 works) · Art history (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Movie theater (2 works) · Orientalism (2 works) · Socioeconomic Development in Asia (2 works) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · Astrobiology (1 work)