by stevenderosa | Feb 18, 2026 | Blogathon Spring 2026
by Joel Rivera Charles Silet suggests that in The 39 Steps, Richard Hannay’s interactions with women play a vital role in his moral and emotional growth. These moments also reveal some of the male anxieties about intimacy and marriage, highlighting Hitchcock’s...
by stevenderosa | Feb 2, 2026 | Blogathon Spring 2026
by Lee Sarang In my previous classes, when I encountered Rear Window, I mostly just heard about Hitchcock’s theme of “voyeurism.” At that time, I thought Hitchcock was a master director who truly showed the audience the essence of “film”...
by stevenderosa | Oct 17, 2025 | Featured Essays
Mercy University Media Studies Program Announces New Digital Cinema Production Course for Fall 2026 We are excited to share that Mercy University’s Media Studies Program is planning to launch an innovative Digital Cinema Production course in Fall 2026, led by...
by stevenderosa | May 1, 2025 | Featured Essays
by Nicholas Chad Roth This video essay was created for Professor DeRosa’s Hollywood Western course (MEDA...
by stevenderosa | Nov 4, 2024 | Blogathon Fall 2024
Silent Symphony: Identity and Resistance in Jane Campion’s The Pianoby Carla Gradiz Gutierrez The Piano (1993), directed by Jane Campion, is a hauntingly beautiful film that follows Ada, a mute woman with a profound connection to her piano, which she sees as her...
