Essays about: "cultural appropriation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 30 essays containing the words cultural appropriation.

1. 16. Commodification of Otherness : A qualitative postcolonial analysis of representation in French contemporary cinema

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Beatrice Karlsson; [2018]
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   Abstract : This thesis investigates how colonial legacies shape representational practices in contemporary French cinema and interrogates how hierarchical differences are produced and challenged in the cinematic media. Combining the fields of postcolonial theory and culture studies enables a theoretical framework that connects contemporary cultural debates about the politics of representation with the legacies of colonial stereotypes and racialized imageries. READ MORE

3. 17. Cultural Adaptation of Cancer Campaign Films : A comparison made between beauty commercials; United States ofAmerica and India.

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Bildproduktion

   Author : Rahel Anticoli; [2018]
   Keywords : cultural adaptation; nationalism; appropriation; campaign films; semiotics; film analysis; connotation; denotation.;

   Abstract : Uppsatsens syfte är att göra en filmanalys av kampanjfilmer om bröstcancer som var skapade av kosmetiska företag i Indien och U.S.A. I uppsatsen undersöks hur semiotiska resurser var påverkade av kulturen och hur kampanjerna har använt kulturell adaption i marknadsföringssyfte. READ MORE

4. 18. Walt Disney’s Moana, “We are Polynesia” : A CDA of Disney’s representation of the Polynesian culture inside Moana

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Melanie Nauta; [2018]
   Keywords : Disney; Moana; Culture; Disneyfication; Americanisation; Cultural appropriation; Critical Discourse Analysis; Polynesia;

   Abstract : Disney is known for their family animation movies with a non-western or indigenous cultural background. Nevertheless, Disney is basically very influential for the perception of cultures by a global audience. Many studies have proven that Disney’s depiction of a certain represented culture has not always been that clean. READ MORE

5. 19. The Social Constructs of Natural World Heritage: An Ethnographic Investigation into the Conflicts of a Danish UNESCO Destination

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alicia Schneider; Signe Baeksted Jörgensen; [2017]
   Keywords : appropriation; spatial consumption; commodification; politics of representation; power; spatial conflicts; destination development; Stevns Klint; UNESCO; Nature World Heritage; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper will investigate the conflicts that can arise during destination development following a World Heritage inscription. Previous literature mentions that conflicts arise, but focuses on a more managerial perspective, and fails to account for the characteristics of those conflicts. READ MORE

6. 20. Cultural Appropriation in Games : A Comparative Study Between Far Cry 3 (2012), Overwatch (2016) and Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Tova Svensson; [2017]
   Keywords : Computer games; character design; cultural appropriation; cultural exploitation; datorspel; karaktärsdesign; kulturell appropriering; kulturell exploatering;

   Abstract : This thesis is a comparative study between Far Cry 3 (2012), Overwatch (2016) and Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) to determine how game developers appropriate minority cultures in character design. The character designs are compared to the cultures of origin to determine whether they have been appropriated and to what extent. READ MORE