David Sweeney

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Book or Monograph

The Films of Nicolas Winding Refn: Genre, Gender, Glamour

Sweeney, David (2023) The Films of Nicolas Winding Refn: Genre, Gender, Glamour. Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, UK. ISBN 9781802074581 (Hardcover); eISBN:9781802075502 (PDF); eISBN:9781835532775 (ePub)

The OA

Sweeney, David (2022) The OA. Constellations . Auteur Books / Liverpool University Press, UK. ISBN Hardback: 978-1-800-85942-5; eBook: 9781800858565; Paperback: 9781800859432

Scanned Clean: (Re)Reading the Work of Michael Marshall Smith in the Digital Age

Sweeney, David (2019) Scanned Clean: (Re)Reading the Work of Michael Marshall Smith in the Digital Age. Subterranean Press, USA. ISBN 1645240754

Book Section

"Out of the dust": Folk Horror and the Urban Wyrd in 'Too Old To Die Young' and Other Works by Nicolas Winding Refn

Sweeney, David (2023) "Out of the dust": Folk Horror and the Urban Wyrd in 'Too Old To Die Young' and Other Works by Nicolas Winding Refn. In: The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror. Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon, UK. ISBN 9781032042831

“Out of the dust”: Folk Horror and the Urban Wyrd in Too Old To Die Young and Other Works by Nicolas Winding Refn

Sweeney, David (2022) “Out of the dust”: Folk Horror and the Urban Wyrd in Too Old To Die Young and Other Works by Nicolas Winding Refn. In: The Routledge Companion to Folk Horror. Routledge, Oxfordshire, UK.

‘Look at me, and tell me if you’ve known me before.’ Past and Possible Lives in Inland Empire

Sweeney, David (2022) ‘Look at me, and tell me if you’ve known me before.’ Past and Possible Lives in Inland Empire. In: A Critical Companion to David Lynch. Lexington Press.

'Singer'; 'Girl Singer'; 'Roadhouse Singer'; 'Herself' Julee Cruise in the World of Twin Peaks

Sweeney, David (2021) 'Singer'; 'Girl Singer'; 'Roadhouse Singer'; 'Herself' Julee Cruise in the World of Twin Peaks. In: Music in Twin Peaks: Listen to the Sounds. Routledge Music and Screen Media Series . Routledge, New York, NY/Abingdon, Oxon, pp. 91-103. ISBN 9780367423131

'"I'll point you to a safer time/A better place to be"': Music, Nostalgia and Estrangement in Twin Peaks: The Return

Sweeney, David (2019) '"I'll point you to a safer time/A better place to be"': Music, Nostalgia and Estrangement in Twin Peaks: The Return. In: Twin Peaks: The Return - A Critical Anthology. Palgrave/Macmillan, Sitzerland, pp. 281-297. ISBN 9783030047979

The Recorded Angel: The Role of Julee Cruise in the World of Twin Peaks

Sweeney, David (2019) The Recorded Angel: The Role of Julee Cruise in the World of Twin Peaks. In: Listen to the Sounds: Music and Sound Design in Twin Peaks. TBC.

'O, my ties are distant': Diaspora, Displacement and Disenchantment in the work of Gemma Files

Sweeney, David (2018) 'O, my ties are distant': Diaspora, Displacement and Disenchantment in the work of Gemma Files. In: Things That Go Bump in the North: Critical Essays on Canadian Horror Fiction. TBC.

'I Spy: Mike Leigh and Britpop' in Devised and Directed By Mike Leigh

Sweeney, David (2013) 'I Spy: Mike Leigh and Britpop' in Devised and Directed By Mike Leigh. In: Devised and Directed By Mike Leigh. Bloomsbury, London. ISBN 978-1623565992

Article

"To exist is to survive unfair choices": "Tribal Ontology" in the Netflix Originals Series The OA

Sweeney, David (2020) "To exist is to survive unfair choices": "Tribal Ontology" in the Netflix Originals Series The OA. The Comparatist, 44. pp. 115-134. ISSN 0195-7678

'A lost, hazy disquiet' Hookland, Scarfolk and the 'Haunted Generation'

Sweeney, David (2020) 'A lost, hazy disquiet' Hookland, Scarfolk and the 'Haunted Generation'. Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural, 5. pp. 69-81. ISSN 2397-8791

"Ladies and gentlemen ... The Nine Inch Nails": Twin Peaks: The Return as Fictional World and Alternative Earth

Sweeney, David (2019) "Ladies and gentlemen ... The Nine Inch Nails": Twin Peaks: The Return as Fictional World and Alternative Earth. Journal of Supernatural Studies, 5 (2). pp. 76-94. ISSN 2470-203X; online ISSN: 2325-4866

“I won't wear one of those damnfool spandex body-condom things. I don't have the bust for it.” Superhero Costume in the WildStorm Comics of Warren Ellis

Sweeney, David (2019) “I won't wear one of those damnfool spandex body-condom things. I don't have the bust for it.” Superhero Costume in the WildStorm Comics of Warren Ellis. Sequart Magazine.

“A cliffhanger in every panel!” Digital Comics, Field of View and Narrative Suspense

Sweeney, David (2018) “A cliffhanger in every panel!” Digital Comics, Field of View and Narrative Suspense. Alternative Francophone. ISSN 1916-8470

'On the surface it all seems so pleasant' Gemma Files' Demon Haunted Toronto

Sweeney, David (2017) 'On the surface it all seems so pleasant' Gemma Files' Demon Haunted Toronto. Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural. ISSN 2397-8791

'Your Face Looks Backwards': Time Travel Cinema, Nostalgia and the end of History

Sweeney, David (2015) 'Your Face Looks Backwards': Time Travel Cinema, Nostalgia and the end of History. Thesis Eleven: Critical Theory and Historical Sociology, 131 (1). pp. 44-53. ISSN 1461-7455

'From Stories to Worlds: The Continuity of Marvel Superheroes from Comics to Cinema'

Sweeney, David (2013) 'From Stories to Worlds: The Continuity of Marvel Superheroes from Comics to Cinema'. Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media, 1 (5).

Conference or Workshop Item

From Marple to Miu: Nicolas Winding Refn's Supernatural Women

Sweeney, David (2023) From Marple to Miu: Nicolas Winding Refn's Supernatural Women. In: CINE-EXCESS 2023, 17-27 October 2023, Birmingham University/Online.

Narco-Apocalypse: Priestesses, Prophecy and Folk Horror in Nicolas Winding Refn's Too Old To Die Young

Sweeney, David (2021) Narco-Apocalypse: Priestesses, Prophecy and Folk Horror in Nicolas Winding Refn's Too Old To Die Young. In: Dark Economies Conference 2021, 7-9 July 2021, Falmouth University/Online.

'The Spirit of The Green' Mysticism, Environmentalism and Folk Horror in Marvel UK's The Knights of Pendragon

Sweeney, David (2019) 'The Spirit of The Green' Mysticism, Environmentalism and Folk Horror in Marvel UK's The Knights of Pendragon. In: Folk Horror in the 21st Century, 5-6 September 2019, Falmouth University, UK.

“Who'd ever fall for an android?” Affective Labour, Sex Work and the Reality of Fiction in 2046 and Blade Runner 2049

Sweeney, David (2018) “Who'd ever fall for an android?” Affective Labour, Sex Work and the Reality of Fiction in 2046 and Blade Runner 2049. In: Science Fiction and Embodiment, 18-19 May 2018, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

'Gonna Catch Us All?' The Possibilities of the Weaponisation of Augmented Reality Technology and the Development of Incursive Experiences

Sweeney, David (2018) 'Gonna Catch Us All?' The Possibilities of the Weaponisation of Augmented Reality Technology and the Development of Incursive Experiences. In: Spiral: FIlm & Philosophy Conference, 11 May 2018, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Perverting Suits: Superhero Costume in the Wildstorm Comics of Warren Ellis

Sweeney, David (2017) Perverting Suits: Superhero Costume in the Wildstorm Comics of Warren Ellis. In: 49th NeMLA Annual Convention: Global Spaces, Local Landscapes and Imagined Worlds, 12-15 April 2018, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

"I wish this tale were different. I wish it were more abstract." A comparative analysis of The Handmaid's Tale and The Ballad of Halo Jones

Sweeney, David (2017) "I wish this tale were different. I wish it were more abstract." A comparative analysis of The Handmaid's Tale and The Ballad of Halo Jones. In: The Handmaid's Tale: Gender, Genre, Adaptation, 30 Sep - 01 Oct 2017, University of Worcester, UK.