Dr Terence Mcsweeney
Research
Research Specialisms
Andrei Tarkovsky; Russian Cinema from Pre-Soviet to Post-Glasnost; South East Asian Cinemas (especially South Korea); Cinematic Representations of Memory; Film Theory; Video Game Theory; Gilles Deleuze.
Previous Projects
Terence has delivered papers on a wide range of subjects from Andrei Tarkovsky to George Romero and Kim Ki Duk.
Current research
Terence completed his PhD in 2009. He is the co-editor of the volume 'Millennial Cinema: Representations of Memory in Contemporary Film' with Amresh Sinha (NYU). He is also the author of the upcoming book 'Contemporary American Cinema: 9/11 Frames per Second"
Publications
McSweeney, T. âSculpting the Time Image: A Deleuzian Reading of Tarkovskyâ. In T.H. Ottarrson and G.A. Jonsson, eds. Through the Mirror-Reflections on the Films of Andrei Tarkovsky (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006).114-167. McSweeney, T. ââA State of Mind, Not a Way of Thinkingââ: The Spiritual Cinema of Andrei Tarkovskyâ. In K. Morefield, ed. Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2008). 58-72. McSweeney, T. âApocalypto Now: A New Millennial Pax Americana in Crisis?â. In K. Patrick-Hart and A. Holba, eds. Media and the Apocalypse Anthology (New York: Peter Lang, 2009). 167-188. McSweeney, T. âLand of The Dead: George Romeroâs Vision of a Post 9/11 Americaâ. In J. Birkenstein, K. Randell and A. Froula, eds. Reframing 9/11: Film, Popular Culture and the War on Terror. (New York & London: Continuum Press, 2010). 172-189.
Other
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Email and website
Email: tmcswe@essex.ac.uk
Website
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Primary institution
Position
Lecturer
Department
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies.
Faculty
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Institution
University of Essex
Address
- Wivenhoe Park,
- Colchester
- CO4 3SQ
- Tel: 07944436153
