I didn't make much headway with this one. I've started rereading Phalanx actually, but I eventually got through the first essay. Admittedly, it's been some time since I read or wrote any academic-type essays but man, was I bored.
It was a 20 or so page essay with an admittedly really interesting premise of "I cannot stand the Alien films, let's explore what triggers my repulsion and why." The actual discovery and content was about 2 pages, the rest was just referencing other works. (That maybe be hyperbole but actual interesting content relevant to Alien was minimal).