Writing
Icons in Collision: Symbolic Convergence and Subversion in Kenneth Anger's Scorpio Rising
An honors thesis examining how Kenneth Anger converts American pop iconography into a radical cinematic language in his 1963 film, tracing the convergence of biker subculture, queer semiotics, and mass media in the context of 1960s underground filmmaking.
Read (PDF)The Phallic Limbo: Deconstructions of Masculine Theory In Claire Denis' Beau Travail
An examination of Claire Denis' deconstruction of cinematic masculinity through Yvonne Tasker's theories of the action film body, exploring how Denis strips hypermasculine spectacle of its traditional context to expose the performative emptiness at its core.
Read (PDF)The Weaponized Realism of Michael Haneke's The Seventh Continent
An analysis of how Haneke repurposes Andre Bazin's foundational theories of cinematic realism as instruments of psychological unease, using long takes, anti-montage technique, and deliberate ambiguity to trap audiences inside the monotony of suburban life.
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