...repressive social institutions, value systems and codes of behaviour are central to the horror, science-fiction and fantasy genres. Focusing on 1-2 examples of your choice, consider how these genres mediate the ‘problem’ of the social. How significant is ideology, as well as genre theory, to your case-study? This essay will explore the ways in which the horror genre perpetuates repressive and oppressive social institutions, value systems and codes of behaviour surrounding the homosexual subject. It will be suggested that the generic conventions of horror films sustain repressive understandings of the normative order which position the homosexual subject as a threatening ‘other’. This essay will offer the opinion that it is through these representations that the horror genre produces the ideological figure of the ‘monstrous homosexual’. The discourses and ideologies explored will primarily be those relating to coding of the homosexual subject as predator and paedophile. This essay will engage with genre theory in order to demonstrate how narrative repetition in the horror genre mediates the homosexual subject as a disruption to the social order which must be eliminated in order to restore the heteronormative order. The methodology of genre theory will first be outlined, and the generic conventions of the horror film will be explored. The methodology of discourse analysis will also be employed in order to expose the ideologies at play in the case study. This essay will take Wes...
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...In this essay, I argue that popular culture strongly portrays and greatly determines a person’s experiences with friendship. In recent years, the popularity of social media platforms, such as Facebook, have risen portraying a new form of communication for friends and strangers alike. To say that the growing age of social media has impacted popular culture would be an understatement. Traditionally, friendships have been formed off of face-to-face interaction, and with the steady rise of social networking, those types of connections seem to be few and far between. In the article, Why I Am Not a Friend, Mariam Thalos expressed her concerns on the topic saying that “…social networking might make a wide range of face-to-face interactions obsolete,...
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...The situation with TV nowadays is rather controversial, and writing this essay actually required quite a lot of effort to make up my clumsy thoughts. Even though many people claim that TV might follow the footsteps of, for example, VHS-cassettes, no one can deny the pleasure of watching films in full HD, and other possibilities, that are kindly offered by the brand new smart-TV's. Like the majority of teenagers I don't watch TV often and its not surprising at all, if we mention Internet. However I still cannot dodge it completely throughout my daily routine, and therefore, I can think of some reasons why to spend your time in front of TV screen, and why not. The first and foremost advantage of TV for me is its perfect ability to run in the background. I bet a lot of people can confess in doing the same thing - just casually switching the TV on, and heading to do some other stuff. This gets especially effective if the TV is in the kitchen. It becomes the main source of news and current events for me, unlike Internet, where I always end up forgetting about everything the moment I enter social networks. Secondly, TV shows entertain people when they are tired or lazy to go out. Most of the youth like TV channels like MTV because of great variety of music clips and others entertaining shows, and I'm not an exception. Finally, I can't but mention a vast amount of educational programs available, particularly on Discovery and National Geographic channels, which can educate and stimulate...
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...E-Business Case Report Online Branding at UnME Jeans & Short essay on disruptive Technology Handin date: 24/112014 This exam includes two sections: One short essay and a case report. Characters including space (short essay): 4536 Characters including space (case report): 17912 Pages (disruptive): 2 pages Pages (case report): 7,9 pages Pages in total: 9,9 This paper is written by: Anonymous 1 of 11 Disruptive technology essay As modern technology continues to evolve, some technologies end up changing the structure of competition within an industry and thus becomes a disruptive technology. Danneels (2004) provides the following definition of a disruptive technology: “A disruptive technology is a technology that changes the bases of competition by changing the performance metrics along which firms compete. Customer needs drive customers to seek certain benefits in the products they use and form the basis for customer choices between competing products” (Danneels, 2004, p 249). An example of a disruptive technology is streaming. Streaming has in many ways made it easier for consumers to get what they want, when they want it regardless of their location. Especially in one particular industry, the film and tv industry, streaming has showed to be a game changer on how to conduct business when distributing films and tv shows. A clear example of how big a change streaming made within the industry...
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...Apocalypto - College Essay - Hanetsuki2 www.termpaperwarehouse.com › Film and Music Jan 27, 2014 - List down the material culture (physical creations) and non-material culture (symbolic creations) seen in the film. Material culture. Boomerang ... CNS Movie Review: Apocalypto - Catholic News Service www.catholicnews.com/data/movies/06mv234.htm But director Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto" (Touchstone) actually surpasses that ... Gibson has said his film is about "the spark of life that exists even in a culture of death. ... This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise ... Apocalypto Movie Review - Common Sense Media https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/apocalypto Rating: 2 - Review by Common Sense Media Read Common Sense Media's movie review to help you make informed decisions. ... Gory violence is explicit and almost non-stop, in some form or another. ... the Mayans in one fell swoop, Apocalypto offers up an assortment of explanations, both material and ... The film is rich with culture, the cinematography is just perfect. SoSci.docx - Scribd https://www.scribd.com/doc/224554917/SoSci-docx May 16, 2014 - 1) Do a brief summary of the movie "Apocalypto". ... the material culture (physical creations) and non-material culture (symbolic creations) seen "Apocalypto" Tortures the Facts, Expert Says news.nationalgeographic.com/news/.../061208-apocalypto-mel_2.html CULTURES NEWS ... There's no evidence that innocent women and men were harvested...
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...Biographical Films Jenna Nelson December 12, 2014 JASS 248 Professor Erik Marshall Analysis Essay-The Five Heartbeats; The Film Genre of Biopics The Five Heartbeats (1991), directed by Robert Townsend, is a movie that I know all too well. This film effectively portrays the highs and the lows of the music industry and how it affects the members of a group. In this essay, I will analyze the cinematography, mis-en-scéne and the importance of music in films such as this one. I will also expound upon the genre of biographical films and how they contribute to society. Biographical films, or “biopics” represents the life history of an actual person or group. Unlike documentary film, biopics employ actors to play the roles of these individuals: they are dramatized, fictional films. Biopics are often marketed as being “inspired by” or “based on” the lives of famous people including entertainers, royalty, scientists and even criminals. Dennis Bingham conducted a study on biographical films and discusses and history of the biography. He also looks at the various forms of the biopic, including theatrical releases, made-for-television movies and short films. Bingham argues that biopics of women are structured so differently from male biopics as to constitute their own genre. The conventions of the female biopic have proven much more intractable than the male biopic. This is due to society’s difficulty with the very issue of women in the public sphere. The difficulty kept...
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...presented by the media? Discuss. Like every society, Australia has always had its share of criminal activity, from the founding of our country as a penal colony in the 18th century, bushrangers in the 19th century, underworld violence in the 20th century to recent youth violence on our city streets in the 21st century. In this essay, I will be discussing how the media presents crime in Australian society and how this does not necessarily reflect crime statistics. The media presents us with the idea that the majority of crime in Australia is violent, and it is only getting worse. In contrast, statistics show that Australia’s crime rate has remained relatively steady. In fact, most reported crimes are actually non violent, with the majority of crimes actually being property related. It should also be noted that we are exposed to high levels of media coverage on specific types of crime, for example the “Missing White Woman Syndrome” whilst under reporting on similar occurrences that involve males, and females of different culture and social standings. Lastly, I would like to discuss recent television programs such as Underbelly and true crime films that glamorise the criminal sub-culture which in itself causes the media to report even more on Australia’s underworld, violent crimes and infamous criminal cases. The media portrays our crime rate as rapidly escalating, however statistics collected by the Australian Institute of Criminology show that this is not the case. The results...
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...Victorian novel in nineteenth century England is often associated with social changes and reform. The narrowing gap between the aristocratic and middle classes and the deplorable conditions of the working class provided ample material for Victorian novelists to develop plots exploring social concerns and often providing useful commentary. Following the French Revolution, England showed a remarkable social plasticity predicated by the Magna Carta and the Bloodless Revolution. While France’s working class built up a storm of vengeful justice toward the aristocracy unleashed on Bastille Day, England’s aristocracy incrementally relinquished political power to the people, thereby avoiding much of the calamity seen during the 1780s...
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...Role of Media in Various Sectors Advantages and Disadvantages on Youth Pragati Maheshwari* Abstract In this paper it is observed that media includes sources like print media and electronic media. Newspapers, magazines and any other form, which is written or printed, is included in print media and in electronic, media radio, television and Internet etc. are included. When there are so many channels and newspapers we cannot ignore its importance in the society.Mediacan change opinions because they have access to people and this gives it a lot of strength. This strength can either be used constructively by educating the people or it can be used destructively by misleading the innocent people. Power of the media can transform the whole society. Keywords: Print Media, Electronic Media, Democratic Media, Educative Media, Media in Entertainment. Introduction Media is everywhere; it has become a part of our daily life. The media play a dominant role in the learning process. Media has potential to shape personalities, change the way we perceive and understand the world and our immediate reality. The term media is derived from Medium, which means a carrier or mode. Media denotes an item specifically designed to reach a large audience or viewers. The term was first used with the advent of newspapers and magazines. However, with the passage of time, the term broadened by the inventions of radio, TV, cinemas and Internet. Connecting with media means being connected with the world around...
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...announced the invention of photographic film in rolls. The name Kodak was patent in 1888. He picked the unique name because he wanted a name that started and ended with the letter K. He also knew the name was different than any other names he has heard and would be unforgettable. Eastman as an inventor who introduced armature photopraphy placed its first camera on the market in 1888. The camera was pre-filled with 100 exposures, after taking pictures customers would return the whole camera back to the manufactures to get the film developed and the camera reloaded with more film. The company’s slogan was “You press the button, we do the rest.” George Eastman literally invented popular photography with the silver-halide film process. Eastman had a specific set of core values and mission statement for his company. The values he set forth are, respect for the dignity of the individual, integrity, trust, credibility, continuous improvement and personal renewal, recognition and celebration. The mission of Kodak is to “grow more rapidly than our competitors by providing customers with solutions they need to capture, store, process, output and communicate images anywhere, anytime.” The company prided itself on making sure that the mission statement and core of the company was represented in how they treated their customers and employees. Fujifilm was founded on January 20, 1934 as Fuji Shashin Film K.K., and later translated to Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. The companies first CEO...
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...Color of Politics An Essay by Charles Ebeling Presented at the Chicago Literary Club Election Eve, November 5, 2012 Copyright 2012 Charles Ebeling Dedicated to the memory of my good friend and neighbor Marshall J. Goldsmith Who was my guest at the Literary Club, October 24, 2011 Some us recall a great 1986 film called “The Color of Money,” and no, cynics, it wasn’t about politics. That film earned Paul Newman the Oscar for Best Actor as a pool hustler and stakehorse, who enjoyed a glass or two of J.T.S. Brown Kentucky bourbon, my favorite beverage from college days. But, unless I’ve missed a documentary or foreign film along these lines, I haven’t yet seen a dramatization called “The Color of Politics.” Yes, there is such a thing as “The Politics of Color,” but as social commentary, not as a film title. “The Color of Politics” is equally real though, and has a long history. I first dabbled in the palette of politics on election eve, 2008, when I presented before the club on that occasion an essay I’d titled “One Collage Too Many,” painting a picture of the many problems inherent in the...
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... * * Much of our perceptions of the world are based on narratives and the images that we see in film, television, radio, music, and other media. These are some of the outlets that construct how individuals see their social identities, as well as learn and understand about what it is to be black, white, Native American, Asian, South American, etc. (Dow, Wood, 2006, p. 297). You will get a better understanding of this once you understand the concept of ideologies. Ideologies are what create our perception of the world around us, whether it is political, social, economic, etc. Ideologies are not the product of individual intention or conscious, rather we create our intentions within ideology (Marris, Thornham, 2000, p. 267). These ideologies exist before we are even born; they form the social constructions and conditions that we are born into. But, ideologies are just a practice, and it is produced and reproduced in apparatus of ideological production. The media is a great example of an apparatus of ideological production (Marris, Thornham, 2000, p. 273). It produces social meanings and distributes them throughout society. However, as long as ideologies continue so will social struggles such as racism, which we will discuss in this essay. Media elites represent different races through media based on their ideologies. This has a predominant influence on the social constructions of race and contributes to our understanding of it. The media is bias. This is due to the...
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...2003 – 2017). Cultural analysis focus on the political dynamics of contemporary culture, its historical foundations, defining traits, conflicts, and contingencies. Researchers in this field investigate how cultural practices relate to wider systems of power associated with or operating through social phenomena, such as ideology and class structures. For Stephen Loosley, who was a New South Wales Senator in the 1990s, culture is ‘a complex of social customs,...
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...raucous. Harley-Davidson’s image itself took a big shot due to the Hells Angels. This was a motorcycle gang wishing to become notorious for "drug trafficking and other organized crime activities," who used only Harley-Davidson motorcycles. All of this combined to lead to a decline in demand and sales throughout the entire industry during the 1960’s. The industry was really helped out with the release of the Hollywood film Easy Rider in 1969. This film helped change the public’s perception of bikers and sparked an increase in motorcycle demand which has lasted to this day. The motorcycle industry offers products which can be viewed as luxuries or wants as opposed to necessities. When concerning Harley-Davidson, most motorcycle owners have purchased their bikes as a second vehicle, using them more during weekends and off-time instead of during the work week. This implies that the motorcycles serve for recreational purposes and thus are an item which can be expendable at times. This has hurt the industry recently with the slight recession the United States economy is facing. Another interesting thing to note about the motorcycle industry is the different appeal bikes carry in different global regions. In the United States for instance, Harley-Davidson has had much success because of the market trends and tastes people enjoy. Harley-Davidson has benefited from a U.S. market which enjoys casual and recreational riding. This isn’t necessarily the case overseas, as in Europe the trendy...
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...Final Reflection Essay Wouldn’t it be great if we lived in a society that with hard work, dedication, and discipline we can accomplish the so called “American Dream”? Some have been able to accomplish this dream, but many still struggle and continue to work non stop in order to reach a dream that is almost impossible to achieve. The United States of America, “the land of the free and opportunities”, hasn’t really been the land of the free, with opportunities for all. During my 7 week summer course, I was able to have a better and deep understanding of how the United States is structured to benefit a certain group while denying others opportunities. How those in power acquired their power, work to maintain it through inequality, how these inequalities can a lot of times be correlated, and how can we work together to make a difference. In order to understand inequality we must first identify what are the factors that contribute in creating it. Social class, which can define one’s position in society, contributes to a form of conflict. Social class divisions have always played a prominent role in America. These class distinctions inflict unfair on all Americans. The idea of social class has been a central concept in determining the opportunities a person is capable of having. People from different socioeconomic backgrounds live different lifestyles as well as have different opportunities available to them. The film People Like Us: Social Class in America...
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