Chris McWade
Biographic Data
| ID | 6692335 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris McWade |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | McWade |
| SIGNATURE | MCWADE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Rat to Wraith: Spectral Transgression Against Masculine Tropes in Alexander McQueen’s Eclect Dissect (A/W for Givenchy 1997–1998)
Drawing on the concepts of transgression and spectrality, I argue in this article that Alexander McQueen extends his typical interest in association with the ghostly in his A/W show Eclect Dissect. I apply the central tenets of transgression first to a body of work that deals with spectrality and the disruptive potential of ghosts in literature and creativity. Thereafter, I show how McQueen makes use of various signifiers of hauntings, the supern…
Bram Stoker’s Dracula as Saviour: Nietzschean Reading
Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula is traditionally and popularly regarded as the villain of Stoker’s classic 1898 novel. Drawing on Nietzsche’s theories on power and morality, as well as on existing theories on late-Victorian England and on the novel itself, this article argues that the famous Count emerges ironically as the novel’s tragic hero. In particular, the preoccupation with appearance and boundaries that in part characterised late-Victorian En…
From Rat to Wraith: Spectral Transgression Against Masculine Tropes in Alexander McQueen’s Eclect Dissect (A/W for Givenchy 1997–1998)
Drawing on the concepts of transgression and spectrality, I argue in this article that Alexander McQueen extends his typical interest in association with the ghostly in his A/W show Eclect Dissect. I apply the central tenets of transgression first to a body of work that deals with spectrality and the disruptive potential of ghosts in literature and creativity. Thereafter, I show how McQueen makes use of various signifiers of hauntings, the supern…
Bram Stoker’s Dracula as Saviour: Nietzschean Reading
Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula is traditionally and popularly regarded as the villain of Stoker’s classic 1898 novel. Drawing on Nietzsche’s theories on power and morality, as well as on existing theories on late-Victorian England and on the novel itself, this article argues that the famous Count emerges ironically as the novel’s tragic hero. In particular, the preoccupation with appearance and boundaries that in part characterised late-Victorian En…
From Rat to Wraith: Spectral Transgression Against Masculine Tropes in Alexander McQueen’s Eclect Dissect (A/W for Givenchy 1997–1998)
Drawing on the concepts of transgression and spectrality, I argue in this article that Alexander McQueen extends his typical interest in association with the ghostly in his A/W show Eclect Dissect. I apply the central tenets of transgression first to a body of work that deals with spectrality and the disruptive potential of ghosts in literature and creativity. Thereafter, I show how McQueen makes use of various signifiers of hauntings, the supern…
Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Art history (1 works) · Autobiographical and Biographical Writing (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · CONTEST (1 works)