Essays about: "John Carpenter"

Found 2 essays containing the words John Carpenter.

1. 1. The Uncanny Thing : Paranoia and Claustrophobia in The Thing and “Who Goes There?”

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Jonatan Söderström; [2016]
   Keywords : Paranoia; Claustrophobia; The Thing; “Who Goes There?”; Adaptation; John W. Campbell; John Carpenter; Horror; Science Fiction; Cinema;

   Abstract : This essay examines the themes of paranoia and claustrophobia as elements of horror in John Campbell’s novella “Who Goes There?” (1938) and John Carpenter’s film-adaptation of said novella, called The Thing (1982). The novella and the film utilize the lack of trust and reliability in between the characters as elements of fear as well as supernatural elements in the form of a monster. READ MORE

3. 2. Advertising Space : illustrating the spatial impact of urban outdoor advertising

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Carl Oelreich von; [2013]
   Keywords : outdoor; out-of-home; advertising; space; illustrations;

   Abstract : Advertising is a phenomenon that shapes the image of many urban spaces today and has done so for the past two hundred years at least. Its impact has been described both academically and in the work of artists. In this paper I observe the impact of outdoor advertising on space through a series of photography walks. READ MORE