Essays about: "Semiotic Interpretation."
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1. Negotiating Gender and Sexual Norms: Queer Women and Non-Binary Individuals' Experiences and Semiotic Interpretations on Heteronormative Dating Applications
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This thesis explores how queer women and non-binary individuals navigate gender norms and heteronormativity on dating apps. It also gives insights about how queer women and gender non-conforming users semiotically perceive and interpret gender and sexuality through online profiles. READ MORE
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2. Sorry to Burst Your Bubble : An analysis on how content by @thegirlslikeme organize resistance against anti-feminist narratives through humor and wellness fuelling participation in Nigerian feminist discourse on Instagram
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : In this study, I look at the content and interpretation of posts by a feminist meme account on Instagram called @thegirlslikeme, from the perspective of a sample size of Nigerian female followers through a focus group discussion, along with a visual social semiotic analysis of the posts. This study set out to answer three research questions: i) How do the posts on TGLM use humor and wellness to portray feminism? ii) How is the content on TGLM challenging antifeminist narratives in a Nigerian context? And finally, iii) How do the Nigerian followers relate to the brand of feminism represented on TGLM? The theoretical approaches theories employed to help think through the data gathered in form of thematic blocks from the interview, and the textual and visual content are participatory culture, work of representation, and filter bubbles and echo chambers. READ MORE
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3. The Impact Of High Fashion PR In The Creation Of A Fashion Editorial Image
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för modevetenskapAbstract : Brand owners protect their brands by setting policies through their public relations departments. The PR policies control how magazines communicate their brands to the public. This study examines the aesthetical values and impact of a brand owner’s public relations policies on fashion editorial images. READ MORE
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4. Representations of China on YouTube: A Visual Semiotic Analysis of Organic Placemaking Videos
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskapAbstract : Understanding how China is represented on international social media, such as YouTube, is potentially important for the success of China as a tourist destination. However, a study of how China is represented on YouTube by independent users has not been done. READ MORE
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5. Non-diegetic film music as a narrative agency in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar (2014)
University essay from Lunds universitet/FilmvetenskapAbstract : This study sets out to investigate the non-diegetic music in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (2014) in order to highlight its implicit narrative functions and meanings. The theoretical approach consists of semiotic concepts such as ‘Cognitive denotative’ and ‘Cognitive connotative’ functions by Emilio Audissino, ‘Myth’ and ‘Anchorage’ by Barthes as well as Claudia Gorbman’s ‘Connotative Cueing’. READ MORE
