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The Hitchcockian Nudge; or, An Aesthetics of Deception

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Hadjioannou, M; Chow, R
Published in: Representations
2017

This article considers Alfred Hitchcock’s work in relation to the connotations of “fallacy” within conventional settings of modern Western society. Focusing on two films, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951) and REAR WINDOW (1954), we point to the phenomenon of the incidental push that leads toward an inextricable entanglement of characters, events, and psychic forces in what appear to be logical courses of action. We name this push “the Hitchcockian nudge.”

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Representations

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ISSN

1533-855X

Publication Date

2017

Volume

140

Issue

1

Start / End Page

159 / 174

Publisher

University of California Press

Related Subject Headings

  • Literary Studies
  • 4705 Literary studies
  • 4702 Cultural studies
  • 3605 Screen and digital media
  • 2005 Literary Studies
  • 2002 Cultural Studies
  • 1902 Film, Television and Digital Media
 

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Hadjioannou, M., & Chow, R. (2017). The Hitchcockian Nudge; or, An Aesthetics of Deception. Representations, 140(1), 159–174. https://doi.org/10.1525/rep.2017.140.1.159
Hadjioannou, M., and R. Chow. “The Hitchcockian Nudge; or, An Aesthetics of Deception.” Representations 140, no. 1 (2017): 159–74. https://doi.org/10.1525/rep.2017.140.1.159.
Hadjioannou M, Chow R. The Hitchcockian Nudge; or, An Aesthetics of Deception. Representations. 2017;140(1):159–74.
Hadjioannou, M., and R. Chow. “The Hitchcockian Nudge; or, An Aesthetics of Deception.” Representations, vol. 140, no. 1, University of California Press, 2017, pp. 159–74. Manual, doi:10.1525/rep.2017.140.1.159.
Hadjioannou M, Chow R. The Hitchcockian Nudge; or, An Aesthetics of Deception. Representations. University of California Press; 2017;140(1):159–174.
Journal cover image

Published In

Representations

DOI

ISSN

1533-855X

Publication Date

2017

Volume

140

Issue

1

Start / End Page

159 / 174

Publisher

University of California Press

Related Subject Headings

  • Literary Studies
  • 4705 Literary studies
  • 4702 Cultural studies
  • 3605 Screen and digital media
  • 2005 Literary Studies
  • 2002 Cultural Studies
  • 1902 Film, Television and Digital Media