Essays about: "Americanization"

Found 4 essays containing the word Americanization.

  1. 1. “The Silent Celluloid Salesman” : How and why Ford Motor Company became the largest motion picture producer and distributor in the world

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Pedro Scofano de Almeida; [2021]
    Keywords : Ford Motor Company; Industrial Films; Silent Cinema; World War I; The United States;

    Abstract : This study explores the under-researched subject of “industrial films” through the analysis of how Ford Motor Company made use of motion pictures to reinforce its political and economic interests during the 1910s and 1920s. In 1914, the automobile company constituted a motion picture department, establishing itself as the largest film producer and distributor in the world in the subsequent years. READ MORE

  3. 2. English pronunciation in Swedish Upper Secondary School Students : A qualitative study of Swedish students’ pronunciation tendencies

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Julia Flisberg; [2018]
    Keywords : pronunciation; swedish students; English; degree project; production; SLA; language learning;

    Abstract : Geographically, Sweden is significantly closer to England as opposed to America, two English speaking countries with two rather different varieties of the language. With regard to Britain’s history of colonization it could be assumed that British English (RP-variety) would be most frequently used globally. READ MORE

  4. 3. British vs. American pronunciation? : A real-time study of change and consistency in Swedish TV interviews 1970-2009

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Annie Kangasniemi; [2013]
    Keywords : English accents; RP; GA; media exposure; Americanization;

    Abstract : This magister degree project is a quantitative, real-time study concerning Swedes’ pronunciation of English, their choice of English accent and the degree of mixing of accents by individual speakers. The informants of the study are Swedish television journalists who speak English on television, in various interview situations. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Wandering Nation -- A Research on the Discursive Construction of Filipino Identity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : You Wang; [2011]
    Keywords : Americanization; Filipino identity; Post-colonial; discourse.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Philippines is a unique case to study national identity as it’s a post-colonial, highly Americanized country constituted by quantities of ethnic groups. Filipino identity emerged from the revolution against Spanish colonization and developed as an anti-colonial movement along with its struggles for independence. READ MORE