Awkwardness and Authenticity: Hollywood’s Abraham Lincoln

This video essay considers Hollywood’s cinematic uses of the image of Abraham Lincoln, with a particular emphasis on his singular physicality and its echoes across a range of films.

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[in]Transition
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2025-04-25
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https://doi.org/10.16995/intransition.18889
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Library Science and Information Systems
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Abstract

This video essay considers Hollywood’s cinematic uses of the image of Abraham Lincoln, with a particular emphasis on his singular physicality and its echoes across a range of films.

[in]TransitionVol. 12(2)
King's College - North Carolina (US), King's College London (GB), King's College School (GB)
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