Paul Deb
@pauldeb.bsky.social
New College, Oxford.
Research interests: Stanley Cavell; Aesthetics; Ethics; Existentialism; Philosophies of Film, Literature, and Religion.
Research interests: Stanley Cavell; Aesthetics; Ethics; Existentialism; Philosophies of Film, Literature, and Religion.
I'm pleased to say that the paperback edition of 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐶𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙 — my edited collection on two genres of film defined by the philosopher #StanleyCavell —has been published today by #SUNYPress: sunypress.edu/Books/H/Happ...
June 2, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I'm pleased to say that the paperback edition of 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐶𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙 — my edited collection on two genres of film defined by the philosopher #StanleyCavell —has been published today by #SUNYPress: sunypress.edu/Books/H/Happ...
My special issue of 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 on moral perfectionism has just been published: uottawa.scholarsportal.info/ottawa/index...
January 21, 2026 at 8:32 AM
My special issue of 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 on moral perfectionism has just been published: uottawa.scholarsportal.info/ottawa/index...
I'm delighted to share that 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐶𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙 — my edited collection on two genres of film defined by the philosopher #StanleyCavell — has now been published by @sunypress.bsky.social : sunypress.edu/Books/H/Happ...
December 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I'm delighted to share that 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐶𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙 — my edited collection on two genres of film defined by the philosopher #StanleyCavell — has now been published by @sunypress.bsky.social : sunypress.edu/Books/H/Happ...
Pleased to have my chapter on the lack of narrative in the novels of #AmitChaudhuri published in Garry L. Hagberg's insightful collection 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
June 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Pleased to have my chapter on the lack of narrative in the novels of #AmitChaudhuri published in Garry L. Hagberg's insightful collection 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Copies of 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐶𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙 — my edited collection on contemporary examples of two genres of film defined by the philosopher #StanleyCavell — are now available to pre-order with @sunypress.bsky.social: sunypress.edu/Books/H/Happ...
May 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Copies of 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐶𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙 — my edited collection on contemporary examples of two genres of film defined by the philosopher #StanleyCavell — are now available to pre-order with @sunypress.bsky.social: sunypress.edu/Books/H/Happ...
Pleased to have my chapter on the issue of the autobiographical nature of the novels of #AmitChaudhuri published in Mukul Chaturvedi's wonderful collection 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺: routledge.com/Life-Writing...
April 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pleased to have my chapter on the issue of the autobiographical nature of the novels of #AmitChaudhuri published in Mukul Chaturvedi's wonderful collection 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺: routledge.com/Life-Writing...
My essay relating Sam Mendes's 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 to the film genre #StanleyCavell calls the "melodrama of the unknown woman" is published in 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘮-𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺: www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
“I Saw a Different Life. I Can't Stop Seeing It”: Perfectionist Visions in <i>Revolutionary Road</i> | Film-Philosophy
In this article, I claim that Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road (2008) is a recent version of the film genre that Stanley Cavell calls the “melodrama of the unknown woman”. Accordingly, my discussion foc...
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April 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My essay relating Sam Mendes's 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 to the film genre #StanleyCavell calls the "melodrama of the unknown woman" is published in 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘮-𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺: www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
My paper, "A Chariot Between Two Armies," on Emersonian Perfectionism in the 𝘉𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘥 𝘎𝘪𝘵𝘢 is published in 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵: muse.jhu.edu/article/819269
April 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
My paper, "A Chariot Between Two Armies," on Emersonian Perfectionism in the 𝘉𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘥 𝘎𝘪𝘵𝘢 is published in 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵: muse.jhu.edu/article/819269