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Western Canadian Satanism: Rebellion, Repression, Inversion, Subversion in Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
Note: This article may contain minor spoilers for the series. In the Beginning: There Was ‘God’s Country’ I came of age during the early 80s and early 90s in the middle of the bible-belt Canadian Prairies and Western Canada, in what was known to locals as “God’s country.” Idle chatter about the dangers of the … Continue reading Western Canadian Satanism: Rebellion, Repression, Inversion, Subversion in Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
Virtual Reality in the Social Imaginary
Introduction Virtual reality (VR) has also been called one of “the scientific, philosophical and technological frontiers of our era”, “art of the highest order”, “an opportunity to transcend the limitations of physical embodiment” and “a complete habitat for the mind and body” (Jerald, 2016, p. 1; Chan, 2014, p. 2; Ryan, 2015, p. 247). Ryan … Continue reading Virtual Reality in the Social Imaginary
‘Out of Darkness’: The Heroic Women of BBC’s Happy Valley
An Analysis of Scene Composition and Violent Action During Sergeant Catherine Cawood’s Rescue of Ann Gallagher Introduction It was a 4.5-minute sequence of British television that made headlines. Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood, protagonist of the BBC’s Happy Valley, is beaten to a bloody pulp by a sociopathic kidnapper and serial rapist while rescuing a kidnapped … Continue reading ‘Out of Darkness’: The Heroic Women of BBC’s Happy Valley