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Rationalizing the End of the World

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Mac Warren

The direct and concise analysis of apocalyptic belief and its connection to fundamentalism in Charles B. Strozier, David M. Terzian, and James W. Jones’ Fundamentalist Mindset is in many ways a literary foil to the hyperbolic narrative formed in Tim … Continue reading →

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The Lingering Power of Watchmen

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Mac Warren

I first read Alan Moore’s Watchmen three years ago – at the time, it was a profoundly effective piece of media, and from my experience, it defied categorization as a work of fiction based on the its innate tactile and visual … Continue reading →

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The Constant Apocalypse

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Mac Warren

I find Kermode’s thesis reassuring in its logical simplicity.  I believe that his assertion about the nature of the Apocalypse – that we “project ourselves … past the End, so as to see the structured whole” (p. 8 ) – … Continue reading →

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A History of Malleability, and in turn, Controversy

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Mac Warren

“The ethic of conservation is the explicit abnegation of man’s dominion over the Earth. The lower species are here for our use. God said so: Go forth, be fruitful, multiply, and rape the planet–it’s yours. That’s our job: drilling, mining … Continue reading →

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Apocalyptic Films have Oh-So-Revealing Titles

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Andreas Apostolopoulos

Confronted with the problem of how to complete this assignment using a movie that wasn’t over-marketed, I decided to perform a quick Google search of “Apocalyptic Films” to see what I could find in the way of the underground. I perused … Continue reading →

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