[Cover Page] Student Name
Tessa Lewes
Student Number
180271890
Dissertation Title
An Exploration of the Psyche through the use of Architectural and Labyrinthine Space in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
Dissertation Tutor
Edward Wainwright
Dissertation Word Count
This dissertation reads as over the word limit, 9974 due to the number of relevant footnotes. Main body: 8789 words Footnotes: 1185 words
[Foreword]
Coronavirus and a UK national lockdown has taken a toll on the widespread practice of academic research and composing this dissertation has been no exception to the effects. In deciding upon a topic for this dissertation, the elective of ‘Marginal Spaces’ encouraged my interest in researching the space of the corridor. I initially wanted to study the experience within a specific architectural corridor space, where primary research would draw upon a firsthand experience in a corridor space within reality. However, the inability to visit unessential sites of architecture made it unjustifiable to find a real corridor to be the topic of rich analytic research. With a new national focus on virtual modes of communication, I was inspired to analyse spatial experience in virtual world which could be accessed from the safety and comfort of my own home, such as through film. This was the site of the inspiration for this dissertation. In terms of sourcing research materials, the film was the primary research source, accessible online and unaffected by the pandemic. Secondary materials have been slightly limited to online resources however the expanse available means I have not found myself illequipped. Limited access in a field where there is so much knowledge available may have even been a blessing. It has been thoroughly enjoyable writing a dissertation about the virtual spaces of Kubrick’s The Shining in an era where the virtual world has never been more important to us.