The Doppelganger Effect (2020-2021)

Authors

Jessica Jean-Baptiste, SUNY Cortland

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Description

In this example of a research inquiry, Jean-Baptiste focuses on the use of cameras and mirrors to create doubles, or “doppelgangers” for the character of Nina in the film, Black Swan. In thinking about the “doppelganger effect,” Jean-Baptiste moves through an argument for how doubling fulfills not only one purpose or message within the film, but three. Her claim in synthesizing multiple sources of film analysis is that the doppelganger allows Aronofsky to comment on mental disorders, sexism within the community of ballet, and the overall mood for the film as a thriller as opposed to only a drama.

Publication Date

2020

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Black Swan, doppelganger, film analysis, Rhet Dragons, research inquiry

Disciplines

Communication | Education | Rhetoric and Composition

Recommended Citation

Jean-Baptiste, Jessica, "The Doppelganger Effect (2020-2021)" (2020). Research Inquiry. 5.
https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/rhetdragonsresearchinquiry/5