Usmar, Patrick
AUT University
New Zealand
Patrick Usmar is a Lecturer in Communications at AUT University, with research interests in contemporary culture. His Masters dissertation is currently underway researching popular culture and gender in the twentieth and twenty first centuries, including representations of masculinity in Hollywood film.
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ArticlesCloser examination of contemporary art forms including music videos in addition to the Gothic’s literature legacy is essential, “as it is virtually impossible to ignore the relationship the Gothic holds to popular culture” (Piatti-Farnell ii). This article critically examines how Gothic themes and modes are used in the music videos of Lana Del...Read more
