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The Forgotten Film Criticism of Vernon Young
The Forgotten Film Criticism of Vernon Young

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Many years ago, as an English undergraduate with interests in literature and film, I noticed that most critical writing in the humanities was a blend of jargonized pseudo-profundities and misdirected social agendas. This kind of “criticism” had been de rigueur . . .

Many years ago, as an English undergraduate with interests in literature and film, I noticed that most critical writing in the humanities was a blend of jargonized pseudo-profundities and misdirected social agendas. This kind of “criticism” had been de rigueur in the academy for decades. I soon realized that even in the public sphere, in…

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