...Defining the Research Problem Analysis of Butch Lesbian Mothers in Pop Culture This research makes a contribution to the current scholarship within feminist, gender, and sexuality studies that have previously not been explored in detail. Scholarship on queer parenting is burgeoning, however, it exists in a silo alongside the current literature on pop culture representations and butch lesbian identity, which is largely dated or unexplored. Bridging these fields of study, this unique analysis discursively traces pop culture representations of butch lesbian parents. Specifically, I contribute to the current research in three ways. First, little feminist research has been carried out on motherhood in recent years. There are only a handful of studies...
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...Fresh Pop SWOTT Fikisha Daniels 475 May 31, 2011 Ramalingam Iyer Fresh Pop SWOTT This SWOTT analysis will conduct an external and internal environmental analysis for Fresh Pop Popcorn vending machines. A discussion of the forces and trends will be address including economic as well as legal and regulatory forces. The balance between external and internal forces is a sliding scale. Normally the external forces and trends cause many companies to adjust their internal strategies. However, there are major decisions and recommendation for each forces and trends that will affect Fresh Pop. The environmental analysis will account for the following factors. For each factor, identification of one of the primary strength, weakness, opportunity, threat, and trend is analyzed. The economic, global, technological innovation, social, environmental, competitive analysis will be addressed in this paper. The popcorn processing industry has and will continue to work collaboratively - as an industry, and with government food, health, safety and regulatory agencies - to produce a safe, quality product for consumers to enjoy (The Popcorn Board, 2011). Fresh Pop is a Louisiana Corporation established in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana in 2011, Fikisha Daniels when she decided to change careers and became a single parent. She acquired three automated popcorn machines from an already established vender who had retired. When the machines were acquired Fikisha encountered many obstacles...
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...Kate Finch completed a study on the popular HBO series, True Blood. The research was an analysis of the Vampire Rights Amendment through public relations in pop culture and the theme of post feminism. The research is about the view post feminism view of public relations in pop culture using True Blood as a model. It shows the use of promotion, persuasion and public relations to draw in an audience. “Views interpretations are profoundly influenced by the social discourse in which they are interrelated.” (Brunsdon and Spigel,, 2007, pg. 260) It is important cause it gives the audience a deeper view of the feminism culture in popular culture, while allowing people to people it in the form of a television show that they would be able to spot and...
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...BHC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, INC. KOREAN CULTURE INVASION POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE INFLUENCES ON FILIPINOS A Research Paper Presented to Mrs. Rhea Jane Serrano-Manalo In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement in English IV Presented by: Angelica C. Perlas March 2013 ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to give the positive and negative effects of Hallyu or Korean Wave to the Filipino lifestyle. The researcher aimed to analyze the gathered information from articles, theses and other published work. The method used in this study is the descriptive method of research. The researcher gathered information from published articles like K-pop Domination: Good or Bad Influence?, Filipinos Get Hooked on K-Pop Craze, Korean Dramas, Kpop Helped Reshape Philippine TV, Music, Korean Culture in the Philippines, Korean Lifestyle, Korean Wave Hits the Shore of the Philippines, Koreanovela and its Reception among Filipino Audience, Korean ‘Hallyu’ and the Pinoy Invasion, and By Design: A Look at Korea’s Fashion Industry. The researcher concluded that although some benefits of Hallyu contribute to Filipinos eagerness of developing their own culture, there is still a need for Filipinos to control themselves from patronizing the foreign world. 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT This term paper entitled KOREAN CULTURE INVASION: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE INFLUENCES ON FILIPINOS was done properly, not only through the efforts of the researcher but also through the efforts of other people who helped her...
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...-- 10:00 – 10:50 a.m. MWF – Sondheim 409 Instructor: Ellen Gorman Office: Fine Arts 424 Office Hours: By appointment E-mail: elg@umbc.edu; elgorman@msn.com Required Texts Celebrity Culture and the American Dream, Karen Sternheimer The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz Shoplifting from American Apparel, Tao Lin It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop: The Rise of the Post-Hip-Hop Generation, M.K. Asante Films: The Social Network (Fincher 2010); Mean Girls (Waters 2004); Bomb It (Reiss 2007); Objectified (Hustwit 2009), The Bling Ring (Coppola 2013) Course Description: In this course we will engage in an interdisciplinary analysis of oral, written, visual, and material representations of American life and culture and the historical and social contexts in which they are produced and consumed. Our analyses will necessitate a survey the interplay of the popular arts and American society, using American studies interdisciplinary methodologies. The framework of the course is the development of critical thinking and writing skills. All students are encouraged to avail themselves of the free services at the University’s Writing Center, http://www.umbc.edu/lrc/writing_center.htm List of assignments and percentage of grade Formal Assignment #1/Critical Analysis 20% Formal Assignment #2/Creative Production 30% Response Papers (4) 20% Participation 15% In-class Quizzes (3) 15% General Policies Grading Assignments will be due in class...
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...1.0 Executive Summary We are preparing to open a popcorn specialty shop in Hong Kong, the Pop Popcorn Shop. Hong Kong is a famous international tourism city and it successfully received more than 42 million tourists in the past year. Hong Kong has its unique culture and the Hong Kong film culture is one of the most remarkable one. Therefore, our Pop Popcorn Shop will closely integrated with the Hong Kong film culture, and create a well-known local brand image, which can attractive to local residents who like to eat popcorn or like to see movies, and the tourists who interest in the Hong Kong culture or movies. We can effectively compete with other popcorn store because we offer a high quality, various tasty flavors, as well as healthy popcorn with value price to consumers. More importantly, we provide customize service, which customers can make their own flavor popcorn and even the packages according to their preference. The particular customize service as well as the film culture brand image is our two brightest spots, which can make us distinguish with other competitors and become our distinct competencies. The marketing objective in the first year is to build up our brand awareness through our various marketing communication methods and we will continue to focus on increasing our brand equity in the next two years. The primary financial objectives are to achieve first-year sales revenue of HKD1,580,000 (USD 203,820) and reach profitability. The revenue will be expected...
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...a visual analysis to compare and contrast Andy Warhol’s ‘Blue Marilyn’ with Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘In the Car’ in association to the postmodernist theme of Consumer Culture and more explicitly, the introduction of Pop Art, born from post-war consumerist societies. The argument refers to eight scholarly research sources, three of which are scholarly journal articles. POSTMODERNITY AND CONSUMERISM: WIT, INVENTION AND THE AFTERMATH OF WAR Research Statement: Using a visual analysis, compare and contrast Andy Warhol’s Blue Marilyn with Roy Lichtenstein’s In the Car in association to the postmodernist theme of Consumer culture and more explicitly the introduction of Pop Art; born through post-war materialisation. The Postmodernist Cannon of the latter twentieth and twenty-first Century Art is a crucial anthology, signifying radical and innovative movements that differentiated from Modernist art practices. It signifies a period of time whereby practitioners sought to contradict the rebellious experimentational aspects of Modernist art through re-visioning and revitalising media to fit the metamorphosing culture. Incorporated within the Cannon were several movements that were heavily influenced by the rise of Consumer cultures, dictated by the post-war explosion of advertisement in the 1950’s, compelling practitioners to manipulate and transform their style in either awe of the perpetually adapting society or in rebellion towards the mass produced Consumer culture that had been...
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...American mass media is telecasted into homes throughout the world. However, it is justifiably argued that the spread of western values and western pop culture is media imperialism. As a result, the national cultures are influenced by western values and soon the national culture and values are no longer traditional, but have clearly evolved into a society heavily influenced by western civilization. However, others oppose this perspective of American mass media in foreign countries. In countries like India, parents worried about the influence of an American based pop culture, more specifically music television, on their children. An India born professor conducted research on this topic, analyzed the data, and wrote Becoming a Global Audience: Longing and Belonging in Indian Music Television, an analysis of the impact of music television on the people of India. Three years of research by a University of San Francisco academic, Vamsee Juluri, was conducted to assess the influence of an American based pop culture music television, mainly MTV and Channel V, on the traditional culture of the people of India. Juluri interviewed nine groups of Indian teenagers to adults in their early thirty’s who watched music television. In the early 1990’s, MTV and Channel V realized that when they entered Indian living rooms, the rebellious, anti-parent youth which succeeded in the West will not work in India. However, there are differences between the American household and Indian household that...
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...throughout the globe. Within the UK, items of sportswear are purchased by almost 90% of people under 35 years of age, and by 76% of the population as a whole (Mintel forecasts, 2006). The international sportswear market is worth nearly 41.5 billion US dollars at the wholesale level, with Nike, Adidas, as well Reebok comprising some 14% of this market (Jeroen, 2004) and more details are shown in Figure 1. International Athletic sportswear market: Share by brand in Millions of US dollars (Source: Sporting good intelligence, 2003) 4.1.1 Overview of sportswear industry through Porter’s Five Forces analysis Before the study regarding the marketing strategy of Nike Air Force, it is important to have a clear view of sportswear industry as a whole. Based on Porter's Five Forces model, the general characteristics of the industry can be described in the figure as follow. Based on the analysis, it can be concluded that the sportswear industry as a whole can be characterized as competitive and easy for new entrants. Such truth has raised challenges for existed companies, such as Nike. In addition to that, customers have higher bargaining power to sportswear providers, and this pushed companies to the point where lower profit margin becomes one of the options to survive in the business. Therefore, main challenges facing Nike Air Force as a sub-brand are threats from other competitors and like products, as well as the declining profit margin, and the mentioned two perspectives will be...
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...In "embraceable you" the second phrase repeats the first exactly, but at a higher pitch * In James Brown "Superbad" there are 2 sections, "Verse" and "Bridge" which alternate * Bob Dylans "Subterry neon homesick blues" there is much reliance on miasmatic repetition * With this a sense of groove is created Why do songs have words?- Simon Frith (online readings) Lecture 2 * In the 50's and 60's sociologists concentrated on songs rather than singers and audience * It was possible to read the lyrics and figure out the social forces that produced them Content Analysis * All pop songs classified under 3 main headings * Happy in love, Frustrated in love and Novelty songs with sex interest * J.G Peatman first systematic analyst of pop song * Peatman believed people were buying the same music over and over again * Mooney another analyst argued pop songs reflected the emotional needs of their time * Choosing what songs to buy or listen to is a cultural expression * Songs...
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...The Impact of Korean Popular Culture on Consumer Behavior Abstract The Korean wave hit Asia in the early 2000’s, initially through television dramas, and has gradually skyrocketed in popularity, expanding its reach to the film and record industry as well. Its success is owed to the effective combination of Western pop-culture with an added Asian flavor, across all its industries. With the sudden influx of Korean boy or girl pop groups led by pop idols worshipped by many fans, the media industry managed to tap on the popularity of certain idols, starring them in television dramas and hence garnering support from fans all over Asia. Together with popular drama series came its respective memorabilia, such as posters, bags, accessories – you name it, they have it. This paper serves to explore how the wave of Korean popular culture (commonly known as the Hanryu) on television today has had an impact on the behavior of people who participate in this Hanryu culture, not only through purchases of memorabilia, but also through changes to their lifestyle. The Influence of Hanryu on Consumer’s Buying Behavior Media, and the television to be specific, can be seen as a medium for informal learning, as well as influence. It is sometimes known as a socializing agent, which can influence who we are and what is expected of us. Just like how advertisements serve to increase the perception that consumers have towards a certain brand or product, occasionally using attractive endorsers or impactful...
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...Prominent people, events, and environments emphasise a communities values. In this paper, I will explicate the power of myth in Latin America and the Caribbean and how societal emphasis creates or promotes mythology. There is a duality between cultures and their myths, each gradually moulding its counterpart into the core of the society. I will draw upon the legacy of Saint Anastacia; the mythologies of the Napo Runa, including shapeshifting, shamanism, and creation stories; as well as Chamelco’s folklore surrounding Aj Pop B’atz’. Additionally, I will analyse each myth’s notoriety in its culture and what it illuminates about the myth’s host communities. While some of these myths appear to be fantasized by Western science standards, others correlate with accepted history. Regardless of empirical data, the importance of the myths remains unshaken. This suggests that the cultural value does not originate from the stories themselves,...
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...Chapter 3: Soft Furnishings 3.1 Analysis of current household fashion Geddes-Brown (2001) states that soft adornment/furnishing art originated from the modern Europe, also known as deco art. It emerged in the 1920 s, with the development of history and the progress of the society, in the context of the vigorous development of new technology, people's aesthetic consciousness were generally awakening. Decoration consciousness is increasingly strengthening. After nearly 10 years’ development, in 1930s, it formed the soft adornment/furnishing art. Nonetheless, for various reasons, soft adornment art was not popular in the World War II. But since the late 1960s, once again it aroused people's attention. Soft adornment/furnishing has reached a more mature degree at present stage. This statement can be used as illustration of the history of soft furnishing art. Cumming (2004) holds the viewpoint that since the 21st century, with the rapid development of economy and technology, and the continuous improvement of people's aesthetic consciousness, there is an increasing demand for the pursuit of fashion and quality of life. Thus, this opinion can be used as an evidence of supporting the crossover of catwalk fashion and soft furnishing fashion. Also, he believes that rendering of the household life can reflect aesthetic sentiment for people to pursue both fashion and quality. According to Liz Barnes (2013, p. 182), the home consumption capacity can be as high as 200 to 300 billion...
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...An Analysis A preliminary analysis of the confectionery industry in India using Porter’s Diamond and Porter’s Five Forces. The analysis is backed up by extensive research and summed up with an appropriate conclusion. An Analysis A preliminary analysis of the confectionery industry in India using Porter’s Diamond and Porter’s Five Forces. The analysis is backed up by extensive research and summed up with an appropriate conclusion. Confectionery Industry Confectionery Industry CONFECTIONARY INDUSTRY INDUSTRY OVERVIEW The confectionary industry can be broadly divided into 6 sectors 1) Chocolates 2) Hard Boiled Candies 3) Éclairs and Toffees 4) Chewing and Bubble Gum 5) Mints and Lozenges 6) Lollipops MAJOR PLAYERS * Cadbury ( Dairy Milk, Perks, Gems, 5-Star celebrations, Bytes, Dairy Milk Éclairs, Éclairs Crunch, Halls, Bubbaloo Bubble gum) * Nestle(Kit Kat, Kit Kat Chunky, Munch, Munch Pop Choc and Milkybar Crispy Wafer) * Parle (Simply Imlee) * HUL (ChocoMax and Max Magic candy) * Perfetti ( Centre Shock, Happydent White, Alpenliebe, Big Babool, Chloromint and Cofitos) * Candico (Mint-O and Loco Poco). Industry Trends and Size In 2005, the market size of the confectionary business was very small and approximately valued at $427 million. For population 3 times US population it was 20 times smaller than the US market. In 2012, it had grown to thrice its size in 2012 at $1.1billion dollar. The organized sector was valued...
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...Songwriting History and Criticism 18 April 2015 Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”: a Groundbreaking Benchmark for Modern Pop “Thriller” by the acclaimed king of pop, Michael Jackson, remains one of the most revolutionary singles in the world. The song, released in 1982, was part of the award winning and revolutionary album titled “Thriller.” In fact, the song and album’s significance is evident by the fact that it remains the best-selling album in the United States of America 35 years after it was released. Statistics indicate that the album has sold between 80 and 100 million copies worldwide and is still tremendously popular today. Defining the monumental value of “Thriller” is not limited to the sales figure alone. The song motivated the creation of a music video that revolutionized the music video industry and set a benchmark for other music videos. Since its release, many artists have tried to emulate the video. “Thriller” not only made history as a song, but also helped to build bridges across different cultures and ethnicities. This term paper examines the attributes of the song that made it a distinguished piece of art; namely, its artist, genre, composition, videography, and influence. Artist Michael Jackson is the artist renowned for the “Thriller” song and album. The singer’s popularity as a musician was on the rise from the time he was part of “The Jackson 5,” a family run band that consisted of five brothers. Michael Jackson, born in 1958, was the youngest in this...
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