Alien Scene-by-Scene

by John David Ebert

In this new book by cultural critic John David Ebert, the 1979 classic science fiction film Alien, directed by Ridley Scott, is analyzed in a scene-by-scene breakdown. Ebert introduces the concept of the "metaphysical vulva" as a counter concept to Lacan's "phallus" as the film's central hidden signifier. Ebert demonstrates that the film concerns a battle for possession of this "metaphysical vulva" by two separate sign regimes: that of the scientific-industrial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517214246
• ISBN13: 9781517214241
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"