Archive for the 'Essays' Category

Electronic publishing, or e-publishing, emerged into the open from the depths of corporate and university archives as part of the late 1990s “dot com” hysteria. Reminiscent of fears that television would bring about the end of the newspaper business, or the Internet the end of television, some dreaded the advent of e-publishing as the new [...]

Fight Club from Text to Screen

Posted by Martin on June 22nd, 2005

In 1999, director David Fincher brought to the cinema Fight Club, the début novel of American author Chuk Palahniuk, adapted by Jim Uhls. Packed with layer upon layer of themes, meanings, and possible interpretations, the film offers so much to its audience, it demands to be viewed over and over again. However, experience has shown [...]

Narrative Perspective in Citizen Kane

Posted by Martin on June 22nd, 2005

Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) today is as fascinating as it was upon its conception. Numerous different aspects of the film have been discussed and emphasised, from its unique story structure to its inventive use of camera and lighting, from its political messages about New Deal culture and the risks of American isolationism to its [...]

The War on Terror - A Global Counterinsurgency Campaign?

Posted by Martin on June 22nd, 2005

Counterinsurgency operations have a long standing history in national struggles such as revolutionary or civil war, as well as a part of conventional warfare. When, after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, U.S. President George W. Bush declared war on terror, application of counterinsurgency doctrine was soon to follow in Afghanistan and later Iraq. [...]

Press Coverage of Vietnam and Iraq

Posted by Martin on February 1st, 2005

In the aftermath of the Vietnam War discussions erupted over the influence of American media on the defeat suffered by the U.S., as the military establishment put blame on public opinion against the war as a decisive factor in losing it. Extensive research has been undertaken to analyse the impact of press coverage in the [...]