John Fawell
Professor, Humanities
Research Interests
19th-century European literature; film, particularly studio-era Hollywood
Selected Publications
Books
Charlie Chaplin: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works, Rowman & Littlefield, 2023
Ernst Lubitsch’s Student Prince in Old Heidelberg: The Art of the Classical Hollywood Film, Rowman & Littlefield, 2018
The Essence of Chaplin: The Style, the Rhythm and the Grace of a Master, McFarland Press, 2014.
The Hidden Art of Hollywood: In Defense of the Studio Era Film, Praeger Press, 2008.
The Art of Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West: A Critical Appreciation, McFarland Press, 2005.
Hitchcock’ Rear Window: The Well-Made Film, Southern Illinois University Press, 2001, (paperback version, 2004).
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DVD
Feature Commentary, Universal Studios Legacy Edition of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, 2008 (re-released in Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection (Limited Edition), Blu-ray, 2012)
Recent Articles
“A Universal Cinema: Against the Confusion of Chaplin’s Politics with his Artistry,” Film International. 17:3, 1 September 2019, pp. 92-102(11)
“Why the Neglect: Ernst Lubitsch’s The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg,” featured article in Film International internet site, July 16, 2018.
“Collaborative Learning: a Few Reservations,” North Dakota Quarterly, 84:3-4, (Summer/Fall 2017), 233-242
“Experiential Learning: a Few Reservations,” Academe, 103:6, (November-December 2017): online only
“Interdisciplinary Practices: A Few Reservations,” Academic Questions, 29:3, (Fall 2016): 303-311.
“Romanticism, Spirituality and the Modern University,” Midwest Quarterly, 65:3 (Spring 2016): 222-41
“Chaplin, Satirist,” in La Figure de Charlot et ses avators, eds. Morgane Jourdren and Pierre-Marie Loizeau, Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2015.
“An Earthy Sacredness: Maupassant’s and Van Gogh’s Christian Materialism,” in Dynamics of Desacralization: Disenchanted Literary Talents, ed. Paola Partenze. Goettingen Germany: V&I Press, 2015.
“Hardy, the Churchiest Atheist,” in Poetry and Religion: Figures of the Sacred, eds. Ineke Bockting, Jennifer Kilgore-Caradec, Cathy Park. Bern: Peter Lang Press, 2013.
“The Magnificent Ambersons,” in Il Cinema Americano Attreverso I Film, ed. Leonardo Gandini. Rome: Carocci Press, 2011.