Dark Knight Returns...
Batman begins today and all the reviews have been glowing. Manohla Dargis in the New York Times hones in on the characterisation in a way that mirrors much of the discussion on the human/superhero duality that was explored at last weekend’s conference: What Mr. Nolan gets, and gets better than...
Further thoughts on method...
Beginning to clarify further issues of method, texts and theoretical approach. I think what I am interested in is the interaction of the cultural, political and religious fields and how the intertextual relations within these fields and between these fields produce myth, specifically in this case, the...
Method...
Trying to think more clearly about method and structure. Although I was pleased with the cold war/war on terror comparative structure that Liz and I came up with at our last meeting, there have been a nagging set of doubts in the back of my mind. Partly I think that is because the focus might then become...
Bush and Blair...
The Guardian’s Ros Taylor makes an interesting comparison between Tony Blair’s and George Bush’s rhetorical strategies. And there was a great deal of Bushery about today’s speech. Like the US president, Tony has developed a winning habit of acknowledging his opponents’...
First supervisory meeting...
First official meeting with my Ph.D. supervisor Liz Jacka We talked about my proposal and approach, trying to boil down the grand plan into manageable portions: My two key conceptual tools are - Myth - The apocalypse My two key textual areas are: - Journalism - Film My theoretical aims are: - To build...
Apocalyptic narratives...
This is my Ph.D research weblog. My Ph.D is exploring the relationships between the interlocking fields of news media, literature, film and television drama. While each of these cultural fields are defined by their particular forms and inherent possibilities, their boundaries are permeable and each functions...