Growing Up: Reconciling the Personal and Political Passions of Secret Agent
HitchCon '22: Hitchcock in a Time of Crisis
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19m
Pressures on our personal life from extreme political movements have never been more difficult to negotiate. What if it becomes necessary to pick one? Hitchcock may offer some guidance.
Marc Strauss, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus in the Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance, Holland College of Arts & Media, Southeast Missouri State University and author of "Alfred Hitchcock’s Silent Films" (2004; McFarland), "Hitchcock’s Objects as Subjects: The Significance of Things on Screen" (2016; McFarland) and, most recently, "Discovering Musicals: A Liberal Arts Guide to Stage and Screen" (McFarland; 2019). His forthcoming book about Hitchcock’s effect on audience emotion, is due out June 2023. He and his artist wife, Sarah Riley, are retired and live on the Outer Cape of Massachusetts with their mini-schnauzer Gracie.
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