The Cinematic Scientific Tragedy of the 1950s and 60s

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Author
Fenniman, Jake O.
Keyword
First Reader Joel N. Anderson
Senior Project
Semester Spring 2021
Readers/Advisors
Anderson, Joel N.
Term and Year
Spring 2021
Date Published
2021

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/12370
Abstract
In this essay I discuss the way scientists, nuclear weapons, the military, and space travel are portrayed in sci-fi films of the 1950s and 60s. These films would have either an overly optimistic or overly pessimistic view of the aforementioned topics. This essay would draw on my own theories and writings from J.P. Telotte, Susan Sontag, Noël Carroll, John Dower, Ian F. Roberts, and Gary Westfahl.
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