title: Matamata Piako District: Demographic Profile 1986 - 2031

authors: Jackson, Natalie

subjects: Matamata -Piako District

abstract: This report outlines the demographic changes that have occurred in Matamata -Piako District, as well as what trends are expected in the future.

text: Matamata Piako District: Demographic Profile 1986 - 2031 This report outlines the demographic changes that have occurred in Matamata -Piako District, as well as what trends are expected in the future.

year: 2013-03

title: "The use of the dead to the living": Gothic surgical horror in Six Feet Under

authors: Schott, Gareth R.

subjects: Six Feet Under

abstract: US television drama Six Feet Under has been examined for its contemporary expansion of Gothic tropes (e.g. Coghlan et al., 2016). This paper develops existing readings by focusing on the evocation of Gothic surgical and body horror (Conrich & Sedgwick 2017) within Six Feet Under and the manner in which it directs attention to treatment of the body post-mortem. Death care, it is argued, reflects a broader cultural unwillingness to concede to the inescapable decay, deterioration and demise of the body. This paper examines the various cultural logics attached to revulsion aroused by dead bodies, hidden carnographic transformation of the body, and their uncanny social reappearance “cleansed, purified, immobile” (Bronfen 1992, 99). It is argued that the Gothic corpse in Six Feet Under represents “potential that has yet to be realized in full” (Shapira 2018, 2) referring to the illimitable aesthetic values of ‘makeover culture’ (Jones 2008) that are imposed on the dead. By delving deeper into the industry practices portrayed in the funeral drama, a connection is revealed between the increasing tendency for living bodies to become “a mixture of nature and artifice” (Van Dijck 2001, 100) and its uncomplicated extension to the dead.

text: "The use of the dead to the living": Gothic surgical horror in Six Feet Under US television drama Six Feet Under has been examined for its contemporary expansion of Gothic tropes (e.g. Coghlan et al., 2016). This paper develops existing readings by focusing on the evocation of Gothic surgical and body horror (Conrich & Sedgwick 2017) within Six Feet Under and the manner in which it directs attention to treatment of the body post-mortem. Death care, it is argued, reflects a broader cultural unwillingness to concede to the inescapable decay, deterioration and demise of the body. This paper examines the various cultural logics attached to revulsion aroused by dead bodies, hidden carnographic transformation of the body, and their uncanny social reappearance “cleansed, purified, immobile” (Bronfen 1992, 99). It is argued that the Gothic corpse in Six Feet Under represents “potential that has yet to be realized in full” (Shapira 2018, 2) referring to the illimitable aesthetic values of ‘makeover culture’ (Jones 2008) that are imposed on the dead. By delving deeper into the industry practices portrayed in the funeral drama, a connection is revealed between the increasing tendency for living bodies to become “a mixture of nature and artifice” (Van Dijck 2001, 100) and its uncomplicated extension to the dead.

year: 2018-12

title: Moonwalking "Backwards into the Future": 'Poi E,' Music Video, and Documentary

authors: Perrott, Lisa

subjects: Art

abstract: Explores how contemporary music videos travel across, shape, and transform various media, online platforms, art institutions, and cultural industries

text: Moonwalking "Backwards into the Future": 'Poi E,' Music Video, and Documentary Explores how contemporary music videos travel across, shape, and transform various media, online platforms, art institutions, and cultural industries

year: 2023-11-02