Sumner Welles occupies a queer place in American history. Despite his prominence, reputation among diplomatic historians has been overshadowed by the sex scandal that occasioned demise. Conversely, he attracted cursory attention from scholars of history sexuality. This article examines historiographic dialectic. By analyzing literature about Welles, conducting close reading sources catalogued W...

This paper analyses the changing use of shot scales and shot types in the films of Alfred Hitchcock from The Pleasure Garden (1925) to The Birds (1963) in the context of the introduction of sound technology to British cinema in 1929 and the director’s move from Britain to Hollywood in 1939. A sample of 42 films was divided into 3 subgroups (British silent films [ = 9]; British sound films [ = 1...

Often times in film, houses have been categorized as a part of the set design or production design. They are purposefully furnished and decorated according to the director’s vision. Filmmakers, scholars, and critics recognize the importance of the setting and its decorations. However, let us consider the possibility that a house is more than the set design; it is a character. The characterizati...

Narrative transportation is described as a state of detachment that arises when one becomes immersed in the narrative of a story. Participants viewed either an intact version of an engaging 20 min film, "Bang You're Dead!," (1961) by Alfred Hitchcock (contiguous condition), or a version of the same film with scenes presented out of order (noncontiguous condition). In this latter condition, the ...

Analyzing the evolution of iconography such a phenomenon as mesmerism in second half 18th — mid-19th centuries, author shows that scenario modern hypnotic representation and its gestures were established by mesmerists century, followers parascientific theory caused discussions intrigued doctors artists for centuries. development mesmeric seance, identifies two waves popularity this subject: fir...

Modern architecture, a reaction to the industrialization of 19th-century, is characterized by lack applied decoration, exposed structural members, materials kept in their natural state and “flat” roofs. It developed Europe 1920s 1930s, particularly Germany, Netherlands France, spread rest world after World War II. Depending on your point view, architecture can either be exciting exhilarating or...