A Genre Study of the Hypothetical Space Film
Wesleyan University The Honors College Beyond the Infinite: A Genre Study of the Hypothetical Space Film by Graham Martin Brown Class of 2018 A thesis submitted to the faculty of Wesleyan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Departmental Honors from the College of Film and the Moving Image Middletown, Connecticut April, 2018 ! 1 Acknowledgments First, a huge thank you to my advisor, Scott Higgins. Without your constructive and incisive feedback, this thesis would be little more than a nebulous idea trapped in the back of my mind. Your guidance and wisdom have been nothing short of invaluable throughout this entire process. From Street Angel to Suspiria, I couldn’t have asked for a better teacher and mentor throughout my film education. Thank you to my family: Mom, Dad, Austin, Grandma, Grandpa, Jason, John, and Pete. Thank you for your unending support throughout the most trying times, and everything else too. Thank you to the entire faculty of the College of Film and the Moving Image, for enriching my understanding of film and giving me the necessary tools to think critically about film. Thank you to Julia Randall, Meredith Hughes, Terttu Uibopuu, Tushar Irani, Bill Dawson, and Andrew Szegedy-Maszak, the professors and teachers who shaped the way I think about the world, taught me how to approach problems, and expanded my own universe. Thank you to Allison, for always keeping my head on my shoulders and being an extraordinary friend through everything. Thank you to all of my dear friends from Wesleyan and Westhampton: Charlie, Joey, Sam, Ben K., Austin, Karina, Arianna, Willa, Ben V., Ari G., Max, Gabe, Pate, Abby, Will F., Seamus, Liz M., Ruby, Alex, Tate, Keith, Will D., Eric, Taylor, Sadie, Emma, Liza, Liv, Nate, Matthew, Alvaro, Cameron, Noah, Thor, Ames, Carly, Eli, Marc, Greg, Jake, Peter-John, Francesco, Liz M., Toni, Jesse, Connor, Aiden, Tahsin, Beecher, Luke, Patricolo, Roger, Lauren, and last but certainly not least, John-Henry.
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