Lowest of the Low: Scenes of Shame and Self-Deprecation in Contemporary Scottish Cinema

This thesis explores the factors leading to the images of self-deprecation and shame in contemporary Scottish film. It would seem that the causes of these reoccurring motifs may be because the Scottish people are unable to escape from their past and are uneasy about the future of the nation. There i...

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Main Author:	McCracken, Michael
Other Authors:	Benshoff, Harry
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	University of North Texas 2008
Subjects:	death Scottish Scotland film shame self-deprecation gender soccer children Motion pictures > Scotland > History > 20th century. Motion pictures > Scotland > History > 21st century. Scotland > In motion pictures. Self-hate (Psychology)
Online Access:	https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9804/

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spelling	ndltd-unt.edu-info-ark-67531-metadc98042017-03-17T08:36:12Z Lowest of the Low: Scenes of Shame and Self-Deprecation in Contemporary Scottish Cinema McCracken, Michael death Scottish Scotland film shame self-deprecation gender soccer children Motion pictures -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century. Motion pictures -- Scotland -- History -- 21st century. Scotland -- In motion pictures. Self-hate (Psychology) This thesis explores the factors leading to the images of self-deprecation and shame in contemporary Scottish film. It would seem that the causes of these reoccurring motifs may be because the Scottish people are unable to escape from their past and are uneasy about the future of the nation. There is an internal struggle for both Scottish men and women, who try to adhere to their predetermined roles in Scottish culture, but this role leads to violence, alcoholism, and shame. In addition, there is also a fear for the future of the nation that represented in films that feature a connection between children and the creation of life with the death of Scotland's past. This thesis will focus on films created under a recent boom in film production in Scotland beginning in 1994 till the present day. University of North Texas Benshoff, Harry Larke-Walsh, Sandra Spencer, Sandra 2008-05 Thesis or Dissertation Text oclc: 441832072 untcat: b3794754 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9804/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc9804 English Public Copyright McCracken, Michael Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
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topic	death Scottish Scotland film shame self-deprecation gender soccer children Motion pictures -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century. Motion pictures -- Scotland -- History -- 21st century. Scotland -- In motion pictures. Self-hate (Psychology)
spellingShingle	death Scottish Scotland film shame self-deprecation gender soccer children Motion pictures -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century. Motion pictures -- Scotland -- History -- 21st century. Scotland -- In motion pictures. Self-hate (Psychology) McCracken, Michael Lowest of the Low: Scenes of Shame and Self-Deprecation in Contemporary Scottish Cinema
description	This thesis explores the factors leading to the images of self-deprecation and shame in contemporary Scottish film. It would seem that the causes of these reoccurring motifs may be because the Scottish people are unable to escape from their past and are uneasy about the future of the nation. There is an internal struggle for both Scottish men and women, who try to adhere to their predetermined roles in Scottish culture, but this role leads to violence, alcoholism, and shame. In addition, there is also a fear for the future of the nation that represented in films that feature a connection between children and the creation of life with the death of Scotland's past. This thesis will focus on films created under a recent boom in film production in Scotland beginning in 1994 till the present day.
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title	Lowest of the Low: Scenes of Shame and Self-Deprecation in Contemporary Scottish Cinema
title_short	Lowest of the Low: Scenes of Shame and Self-Deprecation in Contemporary Scottish Cinema
title_full	Lowest of the Low: Scenes of Shame and Self-Deprecation in Contemporary Scottish Cinema
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Lowest of the Low: Scenes of Shame and Self-Deprecation in Contemporary Scottish Cinema

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