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…4 min read·Oct 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…4 min read·Sep 16, 2022--2--2
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…3 min read·Aug 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…11 min read·May 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…4 min read·Dec 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…4 min read·Dec 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…3 min read·Nov 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…4 min read·Nov 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…5 min read·Oct 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…9 min read·Sep 28, 2021----