Category Archives: Joshua Bellin

Joshua Bellin: Battle for Terra and Environmental Apocalypse

March 19th, 2010 | Posted in apocalypticism, fantasy, Joshua Bellin

With all the national debate over healthcare in the United States these days it’s easy to forget the other national debate that will begin once the furor over healthcare legislation dies down, and that is the environment with cap-and-trade. Hollywood is fond of environmental apocalypse films these days, and while the reader is no doubt […]

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Joshua Bellin: A Tale of Two Kongs

March 4th, 2009 | Posted in fantasy, Joshua Bellin, King Kong, race

Previously I interviewed Joshua Bellin, author of Framing Monsters: Fantasy Film and Social Alienation (Southern Illinois University Press, 2005), where he interacted critically with various fantasy films. While horror and science fiction films have received a lot of critical analysis, this has not been the case with fantasy films. Thankfully, Bellin moves beyond this in order […]

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Joshua Bellin: Fantasy Film and Social Alienation

November 6th, 2008 | Posted in fantasy, Joshua Bellin, race, social alienation

I have read many books and academic articles that probe deeply into horror and science fiction film, television, and literature, but rarely can such analysis be found related to fantasy. For those interested in such an exploration seek no more. Joshua Bellin has done us a great service, providing us with both an academic exploration […]

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