Ecocinema, Media, and the Environment
This blog explores popular film and media and their relationship to the environment.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
The Vanishing American (1925) and The Miracle Rider (1935): Pre-World War II Narratives of Environmental Adaptation
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Unlike Western literature, Western films tend to focus on Plains Indian tribes, the nomadic tribes in the plains settlers cross...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Dances With Wolves and the Evolutionary Narrative
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Hailed as groundbreaking because of its sympathetic portrayal of American Indians, Dances with Wolves (1991) follows a pattern...
Saturday, September 20, 2014
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) and the Aesthetics of Grass
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The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) reflects the precise attention to detail expected from Disney. With intricate care, the film recr...
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Sunday, August 31, 2014
Give me shelter: the ecology of the home in Blue Vinyl and Libby, Montana
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Although many documentaries explore the devastating sense of loss residents feel when their homes are lost or destroyed by everyday eco-disa...
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Comic Eco-Horror and The Pack: The Earth Bites Back
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Unlike most vampire films with environmental leanings, the comic-horror The Pack (2010) explicitly connects vampirism and its desire ...
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