Chapters in this book
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“What God has joined...” Editorial
(2018)
What is marriage all about? How is it nowadays connected to religious traditions? This issue will search for answers.
Revisiting the Relevance of Conceptualism of Godard’s film
(2018)
Jean-Luc Godard’s filmmaking is analyzed as a conceptual art, as in agreement with his most accomplished role as a film critic, not a classical filmmaker. In his 1970 manifesto, Godard argues that 1) we must make political ...
Marriage and its representations in Classical Hollywood Comedy (1934-1945). Stanley Cavell, the concept of skepticism and Kierkegaard's legacy
(2018)
This article explores the questions of marriage and divorce as discussed by Stanley Cavell in his study of Classical Hollywood comedies, dubbing what he considered as a popular subgenre of the American comedy of the thirties ...
Charivari or the Historicising of a Question. The Irrelevance of Romantic Love for the Audio-Visual Performance of Marriage in Bern in the 18th and 19th Century
(2018)
Citing Oscar Wilde, the editors of this volume ask the question “who, being loved, is poor?” in their call for papers. On a meta-theoretical level, this article aims at contextualising this question and its citation socially. ...
Bridal mysticism, virtual marriage and masculinity in the Moravian hymnbook “Kleines Brüdergesangbuch”
(2018)
This article discusses the connection of virtual interaction, masculinity and bridal mysticism in the Moravian hymnbook "Kleines Brüdergesangbuch" (1754). Hereto, the motifs inherent in the hymnbook are examined according ...
Anatomy of a Wedding: Examining Religiosity, Feminism, and Weddings in GREY’S ANATOMY
(2018)
Medical drama "Grey’s Anatomy" features weddings as pivotal life events, with 14 unions portrayed over the program’s 13 seasons on ABC. This paper is a synthetic approach combining communication, gender studies, and rigorous ...