Essays about: "essay on social media"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 74 essays containing the words essay on social media.

  1. 1. Messages from the deep: A reception study of Denis Villeneuve's Dune

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : Hegemony; Production Reception; Discourse; Dominant Negotiated Oppositional; Dune; Representation; Reception study; convergence culture; science fiction; participation culture; fandom;

    Abstract : This essay uses Pierre Bourdieus habitus, symbolic capital, Social fields, Stuart Halls representation theory and Encoding/Decoding system, as well as Henry Jenkins concept of convergence culture and media convergence, to conduct a reception study of Denis Villeneuves 2021 adaption of the science fiction movie Dune. The material collected for the reception study is collected in the form of reviews and features from experts in cinema, juxtaposed against material collected from YouTube in the form of reviews, reaction videos and video essays from social groups sectioned around cinephiles and science fiction fandom. READ MORE

  2. 2. The Game Of Nudity on Instagram: Four case studies about art and censorship

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sabine Svensson; [2023]
    Keywords : Agency; actor-network theory; art history; censorship; feminist studies; Instagram; the male gaze; nudity; pornography; Agens; aktör-nätverksteori; konstvetenskap; censur; feministiska studier; Instagram; den manliga blicken; nakenhet; pornografi;

    Abstract : The aim for this essay is, along with the four included case studies, is to examine the social media platform, Instagram's strict guidelines when it comes to showing nudity.  On the platform there is a certain double standard, artists as well as art institutions are censored, that is, they get pictures removed or their accounts blocked when they try to show works that have nudity depicted, but at the same time nudity exists on the platform, this essay wants to highlight the double standard by setting the example that images from accounts of celebrities, which show as much nudity as a work of art, if not more, are allowed to be available on the social platform. READ MORE

  3. 3. Impact of Parental Incarceration in Iceland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Daníel Gudjónsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Children of prisoners have increasingly been touted as the silent victims of incarceration due to the emotional and mental distress that often occurs following a parent's incarceration. Unfortunately, these children have not been met with much academic interest in Iceland. READ MORE

  4. 4. A Masculinity of Power and Pleasure : A Feminist Analysis Of A Court Of Thorns And Roses’ Rhysand

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Elin Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Acotar; Rhysand; masculinity; power; violence; pleasure; gender roles; objectification; male gaze;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the character Rhysand from Sarah J. Maas’ popular Young Adult series A Court of Thorns and Roses through a feminist perspective. Maas’ series has gained popularity since the release of the first novel in 2015, yet there has not been much academic analysis of it. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Femme Fatale: An Analysis of the Archetype’s Remediation From Visual Arts to TikTok

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Elias Wilmenius Hillman; Rebecka Linde Wåhlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Femme Fatale; Remediation; TikTok; Visual Arts; Archetypes; Male Gaze; Performativity;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate how cultural symbols are influenced during their remediation to social media platforms. As a case to explore this, this study delves into an examination of the remediation of the Femme Fatale archetype from the visual art tradition to the social media platform TikTok. READ MORE