Academic papers on Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

"Imitation of Life"
This 5 page paper describes the 1959 Douglas Sirk film "Imitation of Life." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Analysis of Francis Ford Coppola
A 3 page paper which examines the ethical and legal issues depicted in the film, considers protagonist Rudy Baylor
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Psychologist Erich Fromm Meets Robert Duvall
A 7 page paper which applies Erich Fromm
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Cinematic Theories of Perception, Representation, and Signification: Analysis and Application
An 18 page paper which examines these theories, as described in J. Dudley Andrew
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Theatre: Choice in Action/Chapter Summaries
A 6 page essay that summarizes five chapter and the conclusion from Arden Fingerhut's 1995 text Theatre: Choice in Action. Each chapter addresses a specific topic from play production, such as, the director's role, the actors, the scenic designer,...
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Chopin & Debussy
A 5 page research paper that compares and contrasts the Romantic era with the Impressionist, but focuses primarily on contrasting Chopin with Debussy. The Romantic and Impressionist eras in music history are quite different in their repertoires....
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Nationalistic Composers/Sibelius & Sousa
A 4 page research paper that discusses nationalistic music and specifically Sibelius and Sousa. In expressing his own personal view of life, the artist necessarily also expresses the "hopes and dreams" of a cultural heritage. In the nineteenth...
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A 4 page analysis of a quote from Hanay Geiogamah
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"All That Heaven Allows"
4 pages in length. The notion of May-December romances in Hollywood movies is certainly nothing new where thematic content is concerned; however, when the notion of social class crossing is added to the mix, then the once-ordinary theme of older...
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Petrarch's Canzoniere
This 3 page paper discusses two of Petrarch's songs and compares them with a love song of today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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British and French Approach to Other Cultures in Five Films
This 4 page paper briefly explores the disparate approaches the British and French take to other cultures in their films. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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TV News: Is It a "Window to the World"?
This 8 page paper explores the question of whether we see events accurately or only what TV news broadcasters want us to see; it argues that television news reflects only partial reality; and it gives reasons for this state of affairs. Bibliography...
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Feminism in Movies: Dead or Alive?
A 3 page paper which illustrates how feminism is alive, though perhaps more rare than not, in films today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Troy in the Iliad & in Film
A 5 page essay/research paper that discusses the differences between Homer's Iliad and the recent film adaptation Troy. The writer argues that the film fails to convey the essence of the ancient Greek worldview. While Homer's poem conveys a world...
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A 3 page paper which examines the interaction of comedy with tragedy in
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