Essays about: "TV-show"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the word TV-show.

1. 1. “That’s What She Said” : A Linguistic Analysis of Language and Gender Differences in the TV Show The Office

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Louise Åkerblom Svensson; [2024]
   Keywords : The Office; Gender; Language; Linguistic features; Stereotypes;

   Abstract : Concepts such as “women’s language” and “men’s language” suggest differences between how men and women speak, often concerning stereotypes. However, some research within the field of linguistics presents evidence showing little or no difference. READ MORE

3. 2. Won’t Somebody Think of the (Queer) Children?! : Changing Representations of and Media Reactions to Same-Sex Attraction and Queer Relationships in British Teen Television, 1994 and 2019

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Louise Hallman; [2023]
   Keywords : Queer studies; TV studies; LGBTQ ; media representation; media reaction;

   Abstract : This thesis draws on queer theory, media representation, intersectionality and news values to conduct a combined queerfeminist visual and critical discourse analysis examining how representation of same-sex attraction and queer relationships in British teen television—and the media’s reaction to them—has changed between 1994 and 2019.  The queerfeminist visual analysis compares two scenes featuring same-sex attraction between male teenagers in two TV shows: Byker Grove (1989-2006), which featured a chaste but angrily rejected kiss in 1994 and Sex Education (2019-2023), which featured an unseen but implicitly enjoyed blow job in 2019. READ MORE

4. 3. How Ramy Challenges Arab Stereotypes in American Media : A study of an Arab-American comedy drama

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

   Author : Peregrin Frost; [2023]
   Keywords : Hollywood; TV; Arabs; Stereotypes; Discourse Analysis;

   Abstract : The portrayal of Arabs and Muslims in American film and television has been a lopsided affair since the beginnings of Hollywood movie production. Over the course of film and TV production during the twentieth century, and later, Hollywood and TV production companies has used the Arab as a negative trope to negatively stereotype them, or to elevate the perception of American characters in contrast to the presentation of the baser character of the Arab. READ MORE

5. 4. Navigating Transmedia Landscapes: The Mutual Impact of the Arcane Series and League of Legends on Audience Engagement

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Lucija Dudkina; Miguel Arturo Serrano Madrona; [2023]
   Keywords : League of Legends; Arcane; transmedia; audience engagement; transmedia narratives; reception; fandom;

   Abstract : This research investigates the impact of transmedia storytelling through a case study of Arcane, a Netflix TV show set in the League of Legends universe. Grounded in the combination of transmedia storytelling theory, audience engagement theory and reception theory, we utilised semi-structured interviews to probe and understand viewer perceptions. READ MORE

6. 5. Directness and indirectness in the pursuit of love : A qualitative study on manifestations of directness and indirectness in the reality TV show Love on the Spectrum

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Malin Ringqvist; [2022]
   Keywords : Directness; indirectness; implicature; entertainment;

   Abstract : When it comes to human communication, there are several possible ways of expressing the same idea. This is often explained in terms of direct and indirect speech acts. READ MORE