scholarly journals THE HIDDEN JESUS WITHIN POPULAR FILMS: CHRIST-FIGURES AS SACRED SUBTEXTS

Scriptura ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 85 (0) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Cas Wepener
Keyword(s):  
Popular Films ◽  
Christ Figures

Public Administration at the Movies

Public Voices ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyn Holley ◽  
Rebecca K Lutte
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Negative Image ◽  
The Public ◽  
Popular Films ◽  
Positive Message ◽  
American Society

This paper briefly summarizes evidence for the influence of popular films on public perception of government and on public policy.  Two films examined through the lens of public administration, and the lessons they teach about public administration, are exposed.  One film, Ghostbusters conveys a strongly negative image, and the other, A Thousand Heroes a strongly positive message.  Only Ghostbusters was and remains popular and profitable.  Public information efforts by government and the public administration community have been limited or reactive.  The authors argue for the increased support for public information initiatives such as those of the Public Employees Roundtable (PER) and  the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA).

On Fluellen's Figures, Christ Figures, and James Figures

PMLA ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 302-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Levin
Keyword(s):  
Alexander The Great ◽  
Great Strength ◽  
Henry V ◽  
Positive Evidence ◽  
Christ Figures

The method used by some recent critics to prove that certain Shakespearean characters are “figures” of Christ (or of other biblical or Renaissance personages) was parodied by Shakespeare himself in Fluellen's comparison of Henry v to Alexander the Great. Its success is guaranteed in advance, since it allows the critic to select only the similarities between the two persons being compared without considering whether these are unique or whether they are more significant than the differences between them. The evidence is thus subjected to a double screening: the critic determines which events in the character's career can be compared to the historical personage, and then which aspects of those events are relevant to the comparison. Even the differences between them can be converted into positive evidence. It is therefore possible by this method to prove that almost any character is a figure of Christ or of King James or of almost anyone else, which is the great strength of “Fluellenism” and also its great weakness, since a method that can prove anything proves nothing.

From Christ-Killers to Christ-Figures

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-124
Author(s):  
Margaret-Anne Hutton
Keyword(s):  
Christ Figures

scholarly journals The political history of France in reflection of the national cinematography (1960s – 1970s)

2021 ◽  
pp. 94-103
Author(s):  
Aleksei Dmitrievich Medvedev
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Political History ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Charles De Gaulle ◽  
Popular Films ◽  
Vichy Regime ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Military ◽  
De Gaulle

The goal of this research consists in determination of the place and role of French cinematography of 1960s – 1970s in the political history of postwar France. The object of this research is the process of transformation of political discourse in the context of transfer of power from Charles de Gaulle to Georges Pompidou. The subject of is reflection of the history of collaborationism in the films “Sadness and Pity” (1969) and “Lacombe Lucien” (1973). The author examines such aspect of the topic as reflection of the political and cultural elites on the Vichy regime. Special attention is given to the political consequences of the screening of films about collusion of the Nazi to French citizens. The scientific lies in the analytical overview of the popular films of French national cinematography of 1960s – 1970s, which interpret the phenomenon of “collaborationism” and “opposition" of the period of German occupation. As a result, it is proven that these films distorted the silence on collusion of a number of citizens to the occupier that prevailed in the French political and public discourse. The author notes that resign of Charles de Gaulle as the head of the French Republic led to the emergence of the products of popular culture that revise the previous interpretations of the military past and have a capacity to change the political situation in the country.

Cigarette Smoking in Popular Films: Does It Increase Viewers' Likelihood to Smoke?1

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 2246-2269 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hines ◽  
Renee N. Saris ◽  
Leslee Throckmorton-Belzer
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Popular Films
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