Dainéal MacLeanDid the Global Age Really Begin After WWII?The argument from many scholars that takes on the perspective that the global age began during the aftermath of World War II stems from the…Oct 12, 2022Oct 12, 2022
Dainéal MacLeanSomething Biometric — A Short StoryAt least a thousand other figures surrounded me. Some of these figures vibrated, some of them screeched, some of them were so silent that…Sep 16, 20222Sep 16, 20222
Dainéal MacLeanCan Museums Ever Be Neutral Spaces?The idea that museums are not neutral spaces, in terms of both evolving roles within such buildings themselves, as well as the debate…Aug 27, 2022Aug 27, 2022
Dainéal MacLeanAre Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11" and “Bowling for Columbine” propaganda films?Upon completing my viewings of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine, and pondering the statement stemming from the…May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
Dainéal MacLeanFilm Review — Hoop Dreams (1994).The direct cinema style of Hoop Dreams uses the camera to provoke and reveal truth by taking aspects of cinema verité and aspects of…Dec 5, 2021Dec 5, 2021
Dainéal MacLeanFilm Review — Grey Gardens (1975). An example of cinema verité in its purest form.The choice in filmmaking technique in which Big and Little Edie Beale’s stories were told through in Grey Gardens was influenced by the…Dec 4, 2021Dec 4, 2021
Dainéal MacLeanWhat is the Overlap Between the Two Forms of Documentary Scholarship; Historical and Analytical?When comparing the two forms of documentary scholarship, being historical and analytical, I see plenty of overlap between the two in terms…Nov 15, 2021Nov 15, 2021
Dainéal MacLeanIs The Dichotomy Between Documentaries and Fiction Films a False Difference?Reflecting on the suggestion that the dichotomy between documentaries and fiction films is a false difference, as presented in the question…Nov 13, 2021Nov 13, 2021
Dainéal MacLeanThe Complexity of The Term “Propaganda”.Watching the two documentaries The Nazis Strike, in Why We Fight and Triumph of the Will in consecutive order made me have a newfound…Oct 28, 2021Oct 28, 2021
Dainéal MacLeanThe Nationalistic Attitudes and Ideological Biases at the Heart of Espionage Films.The depictions of enemies and adversaries in espionage films is largely and often based on the ideological perspective of the film’s…Sep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021
