Gothic Cinema
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Explores the long history of Gothic cinema, from its transitional origins in phantasmagoria shows and the first 'trick' films to its postmodern fragmentation in the Gothic pastiches of Tim Burton
Xavier is Reader in Engelse Literatuur en Film aan de Manchester Metropolitan University en een van de oprichters van het Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies. Zijn werk duikt in de ingewikkelde analyse van literaire en filmische werken, waarbij de thematische diepten en stilistische nuances worden onderzocht. Door zijn academische bezigheden draagt hij bij aan een rijker begrip van genres en hun evolutie. Zijn expertise op het gebied van Gothic studies belicht de donkerdere facetten van de menselijke psyche en maatschappelijke constructies zoals die in verhalen worden weergegeven.



Explores the long history of Gothic cinema, from its transitional origins in phantasmagoria shows and the first 'trick' films to its postmodern fragmentation in the Gothic pastiches of Tim Burton
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