Proposed Investigation titles

  • To what extent does 'In the Flesh' subvert audience expectations and to what extent can it be described as a post 9/11 text and why has it proven to be so critically successful?
  • "Post 9/11 texts explore our fears and uncertainties about the governments protection". How far do you agree with this statement in relation to 'Source Code' and why do these texts continue to be successful?
  • Post 9/11 texts explore our unease with authoritarian government. To what extent can this be said of 'Source Code' and why did this prove to be critically successful?
  • Post modern texts explore our fears and uncertainties of an increasingly divergent society and the threats real and imagined from within our communities. To what extent can this be said of source code and why did this prove to be so popular?
  • Post post 9/11 texts often question authority and explore the individuals purpose in society. To what extent can this be said of Homeland and why did it prove so popular?
  • Postmodern texts explore our uncertainty over growing ecological problems in a post post 9/11 world. To what extent could this be said of Utopia and why did it prove to be so controversial?
  • Post-modern texts highlight our fear and uncertainty of a rapidly changing and interconnected technological world. To what extent can this be said of Len Wiseman's Total Recall and evaluate its continuing success.
  • Postmodernism subverts representation of traditional family values. How far could this be said to be true of Boyhood by Richard Linklater and why has this proved to be such a critical success?
  • Postmodern texts explore our uncertainty and fear of a crumbling social fabric in our increasingly socially divergent society. To what extent could this be said of In the Flesh and evaluate its continuing success.
  • Postmodern texts often subvert audience expectations. To what extent could this be said of Utopia and why did it prove to be so controversial?