Vladimir Propp’s chapter ‘The Functions of Dramatis Personae’ describe the role the characters within a story play from a morphological perspective. The model Propp presents is divided into […]
Who is The Monster in Maria Headley’s ‘The Mere Wife’?
Monsters have always held a special place in the world of literature and cinema. While sometimes these monsters are represented by monstrous creatures other times the monster is […]
Art and Artist : Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol’s artwork Race Riot (1963) is a collage of real-life pictures of race riots that took place in America. The artwork is done monotone which could be […]
‘Sacred Commodities: The circulation of Medieval Relics’ by Patrick Geary
The main thesis of the article ‘Sacred Commodities: The circulation of Medieval Relics’ by Patrick Geary is the emergence and creation of particular types of saint relics and […]
‘Inhabited Space: Critical Theories and the Domestic Interior’ by Alexa Griffith Winton
The chapter ‘Inhabited Space: Critical Theories and the Domestic Interior’ by Alexa Griffith Winton analyzes interior design in three parts. The first part of the chapter analyzes the […]
The God of Love : Eros
Hesiod presents two versions of the God of love, Eros. In the first depiction, Eros is shown as a powerful force of creation. In this avatar Eros acts […]
Augusta McMahon’s ‘Space, Sound, and Light: Toward a Sensory Experience of Ancient Monumental Architecture’
Augusta McMahon’s article ‘Space, Sound, and Light: Toward a Sensory Experience of Ancient Monumental Architecture’ discusses the aspects of movement created by a manipulation of the space, sound, […]
Religion and Art
Religion and art have always been closely interlinked. Religious stories and ideas provided not only the creative inspiration for creating art but also provided modes of understanding the […]
Mead and Du Bois
An individual’s place in society and their sense of self is constructed through various sociological paradigms and principles. George Herbert Mead argues that the development of self requires […]
Blade Runner: A Dystopian Tale of a Utopian Society
Background Information The 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott is ripe with paradox and complexities. The film is based in Los Angeles in the […]