Wide Angle - Volume 7 - Issue 2 - Spring 2018

Aug 28, 2026

Wide Angle is a literary and film journal that examines how literature and cinema continually reshape a changing world. Through one issue each semester, it offers a platform for undergraduate research and for students, faculty, and staff to publish critical and creative work. The journal spans academic essays, book and film reviews, commentaries, original poetry, short fiction and non-fiction, and screenplays, supported by an editorial team and an interdisciplinary editorial mission.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages189

Reading Time4 h 51 min

AccessFree to download

Mission Statement

Contents

Literature

Film

Creative Writing

From the Editors’ Desks

Special Series: Digital Humanities

Contributors

Wide Angle a journal of literature and film Volume 7 , Issue 2 Spring 2018 Published by Department of English Samford University 2 Mission Statement Literature and film continually reimagine an ever-changing world, and through our research we discover our relationships to those art forms and the cultures they manifest. Publishing one issue each semester, Wide Angle serves as a conduit for the expression and critique of that imagination. A joint publication between English majors and faculty, the journal embodies the interdisciplinary nature of the Department of English at Samford University. It provides a venue for undergraduate research, an opportunity for English majors to gain experience in the business of editing and publishing, and a forum for all students, faculty, and staff to publish their best work. As a wide-angle lens captures a broad field of vision, this journal expands its focus to include critical and creative works, namely academic essays, book and film reviews, and commentaries, as well as original poetry, short fiction and non-fiction, and screenplays. Editorial Staff 2017-’18 Managing Editor…………………….Lauren Morris Assistant Managing Editor………….Casey Cunningham Literature Editor………………….....Emily Youree Film Editor Ben Crabtree Creative Writing Editors……………Regan Green and Hannah Warrick General Editor………………………Dr. Geoffrey A. Wright Copyright © 2018 Wide Angle, Samford University. All rights reserved. Wide Angle 7.2 3 Contents Literature “Colonizing Neverland: Mothers ofthe British Empire in J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan”Sydney Berry…………………………………………………………………………………….5 “Logic Un-Donne: Syllogism, Seduction, and Social Strife in‘The Flea’and‘To His Coy Mistress’”Bailey Bridgeman………………………………………………………………………………29 “Gender Identity in The Passion of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity”Bridget Rose……………………………………………………………………………………46 Film “Go Wes, Young Man: Masculine Relationships in Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket and The Darjeeling Limited”Katie-Bryn Hubbard…………………………………………………………………………...54 “Spotlight on Filmmaking: Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight and the Search for Truth”Katie-Bryn Hubbard……………………………………………………………………….......81 “Bullhead and the Cognitive Weight of Gender”Jared Skinner…………………………………………………………………………………..93 Creative Writing “The Marriage of Ned Kynaston”Isabel Azar……………………………………………………………………………………98 “Dinnertime in Buenos Aires”David Beutel………………………………………………………………………………... 112 “First Abortion” Zoe Cruz……………………………………………………………………………………. 113 “A Light in the Penumbra” Claire Davis…………………………………………………………………………………114 “Eulogy for Every Misplaced Handkerchief, or Desdemona’s Last Will and Testament”Jillian Fantin………………………………………………………………………………... 122 “Leader ofthe Izoro Sheep”Lynette Sandley…………………………………………………………………………….. 123 Wide Angle 7.2 4 “Glastonbury Grove: A Tribute to David Lynch”Jared Skinner…………………………………………………………………………………128 “Chicago” Julie Steward, PhD……………………………………………………………………………129 From the Editors’Desks Special Series: Digital Humanities “THIS is Cinema” Benjamin Crabtree……………………………………………………………………………132 “Reading Wide Angle from a Distance”Casey Cunningham…………………………………………………………………………... 135 “Mutter, She Wrote: Subverted Gender Ideals in Flannery O’Connor’s Short Stories”Regan Green…………………………………………………………………………………. 150 “Audiobooks as Adaptations: How the Audiobook and Text of Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls Fall Short”Lauren Morris……………………………………………………………………………….. 157 “God, Hell, and Other Damnations: Tracing Holden’s Neurosis Through His Language”Hannah Warrick……………………………………………………………………………... 164 “‘You’re in My Game Now’: Player Agency in The Stanley Parable”Emily Youree………………………………………………………………………………... 176 Contributors…………………………………………………………………………………. 188 Wide Angle 7.2 5 Essay Sydney Berry Colonizing Neverland: Mothers ofthe British Empire in J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan 6 nine years after the construction of the Great Exhibition

FAQs

What kinds of works does Wide Angle publish?

Wide Angle includes academic essays, book and film reviews, and commentaries, alongside original poetry, short fiction and non-fiction, and screenplays.

How often is Wide Angle released?

The journal publishes one issue each semester.

Who is involved in producing the journal?

Wide Angle is a joint publication between English majors and faculty, with editors and general editorial oversight supporting undergraduate and student contributions.

Aug 28, 2026

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