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"For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations." (Isaiah 61:11)
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Introduction:

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Welcome! A few years ago, I discovered an application that artists employ in their works to bring cultural awareness to their audiences. Having discerned this semiotic theory that applies to literature, music, art, film, and the media, I have devoted the blog, "Theory of Iconic Realism" to explore this theory. The link to the publisher of my book is below. If you or your university would like a copy of this book for your library or if you would like to review it for a scholarly journal, please contact the Edwin Mellen Press at the link listed below. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Thank you for visiting. I hope you will find the information insightful. ~ Dr. Jeanne Iris

Announcements:

I have demonstrated or will demonstrate the application of this theory at the following locations:

2023-24: I am writing my third book on iconic realism.

April 2022: American Conference for Irish Studies, virtual event: (This paper did not discuss Sydney Owenson.) "It’s in the Air: James Joyce’s Demonstration of Cognitive Dissonance through Iconic Realism in His Novel, Ulysses"

October, 2021: Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT: "Sydney Owenson’s use of sociolinguistics and iconic realism to defend marginalized communities in 19th century Ireland"

March, 2021: Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, North Carolina: "Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan): A Nineteenth Century Advocate for Positive Change through Creative Vision"

October, 2019: Elms College, Chicopee, Massachusetts: "A Declaration of Independence: Dissolving Sociolinguistic Borders in the Literature of Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan)"

04 July, 2009

'The Great Escape' and Iconic Realism

I was channel surfing the other day and landed on The Great Escape, a 1963 film directed by John Sturges. I couldn't help notice that this film illustrates the semiotic theory of iconic realism in that the audience perceives icons of both freedom and constraint through character representation of the Allied prisoners of WWII and the German Gestapo. As the film progresses with bucolic settings that also provide a perception of freedom, only to be constrained by the Nazi forces, the viewer becomes poignantly aware of freedom and its multiple forms of limitation. In the end, those characters who are still alive, question their need for physical freedom from the pow camp as they learn to appreciate their individual spiritual, intellectual and emotional autonomy. 
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3 comments:

  1. Dave KingSunday, 05 July, 2009

    I must follow your blog a little more closely than I have done in the past. The premise sounds fascinating.

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  2. TotalfeckineejitSunday, 05 July, 2009

    Ah yes, Jeanne, motorcycles, the ultimate expression of freedom,heightened by the thrill, the danger ,the courting of death.Yet even 'The Cooler king' the king of cool, stevo Mc Queen, and a motorcycle cannot fly high enough ,brought back down to earth by barbed wire as happens to all who fly, too wild ,too close to the sun.

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  3. Dr. Jeanne IrisSunday, 05 July, 2009

    Hi Dave, thanks and welcome again...I look forward to your insight__.

    TFE, good to hear from you. Yes, I was so excited not only to see that this movie illustrates my theory, but also to find this awesome photo of Steve McQueen on the bike. Indeed, he will always be the King of Cool. This is such a great film!

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