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641Cartesianism and Intersubjectivity in Paranormal Activity and the Philosophy of MindFilm-Philosophy 21 (1): 1-19. 2017.Over the last century within the philosophy of mind, the intersubjective model of self has gained traction as a viable alternative to the oft-criticised Cartesian solipsistic paradigm. These two models are presented as incompatible inasmuch as Cartesians perceive other minds as “a problem” for the self, while intersubjectivists insist that sociality is foundational to selfhood. This essay uses the Paranormal Activity series (2007–2015) to explore this philosophical debate. It is argued that thes…Read more
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477Video Nasty: The Moral Apocalypse in Koji Suzuki’s RingLit 23 (3): 212-225. 2012.Although overshadowed by its filmic adaptations (Hideo Nakata, 1998 and Gore Verbinski, 2002), Koji Suzuki’s novel Ring (1991) is at the heart of the international explosion of interest in Japanese horror. This article seeks to explore Suzuki’s overlooked text. Unlike the film versions, the novel is more explicitly focused on the line between self-preservation and self-sacrifice, critiquing the ease with which the former is privileged over the latter. In the novel then, the horror of Sadako’s cu…Read more
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944Torture Born: Representing Pregnancy and Abortion in Contemporary Survival-HorrorSexuality and Culture 19 (3): 426-443. 2015.In proportion to the increased emphasis placed on abortion in partisan political debate since the early 2000s, there has been a noticeable upsurge in cultural representations of abortion. This article charts ways in which that increase manifests in contemporary survival-horror. This article contends that numerous contemporary survival-horror films foreground pregnancy. These representations of pregnancy reify the pressures that moralistic, partisan political campaigning places on individuals who…Read more
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737""Hard Times and Rough Rides: The Legal and Ethical Impossibilities of Researching "'Shock"'PornographiesSexualities 12 (5): 613--628. 2009.This article explores the various ethical and legal limitations faced by researchers studying extreme or ‘ shock’ pornographies, beginning with generic and disciplinary contexts, and focusing specifically upon the assumption that textual analysis unproblematically justifies certain pornographies, while legal contexts utilize a prohibitive gaze. Are our academic freedoms of speech endangered by legislations that restrict our access to non-mainstream images, forcing them further into taboo locales…Read more
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Mind |
Normative Ethics |
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Mind |
Normative Ethics |
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |