Essays about: "Crime Drama"

Found 5 essays containing the words Crime Drama.

  1. 1. Breaking maxims in a crime drama : A study on non-observances of maxims in crime drama Blindspot

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Frida Vik; [2021]
    Keywords : conversational maxims; H.P. Grice; implicature; flouting; co-operative principle;

    Abstract : The conversational maxims are guidelines to how a conversation should be conducted, but sometimes these maxims can be broken for different reasons. The aim of this thesis is to identify breakings of the conversational maxims in the crime drama Blindspot and to study which maxims are broken, for what purpose the maxims are broken and if there are any changes to the number of maxims broken between different seasons of the series. READ MORE

  3. 2. Breaking the Offender - The Representation of Criminals in TV Series

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Giulia Accornero; [2020]
    Keywords : Offender; Antihero; Crime Drama; Synthetic Approach; Critical Discourse Analysis; Marxist Postmodernist perspective;

    Abstract : Mass media play an important role in shaping public perceptions about differentthematics, including crime and justice. The consumption of mediatic contents indifferent forms, such as newspapers, television news and crime dramas, can affectthe way people perceive and interpret concepts as deviance and punishments, theattitude towards the criminal system and the level of concern for becoming a victim. READ MORE

  4. 3. "How do you know all this crap?" : The Representation of Cognitive Processes and Knowledge in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Sherlock

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för studier av samhällsutveckling och kultur

    Author : Isabelle Strömstedt; [2015]
    Keywords : Knowledge; Cognitive Processes; Sherlock; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Television Studies; Forensic Science; Crime Drama; Contemporary Television; Consult;

    Abstract : In contemporary crime drama there has been a shift of main character from the forensic scientist to the consultant. This put the representation of knowledge in a different light. READ MORE

  5. 4. Real Life as a Play on Stage - A Study of Guilt and Shame in Ian McEwan's "Atonement"

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Ingegerd Stenport; [2013-06-25]
    Keywords : real life; play on stage; Atonement; Ian McEwan; guilt; shame;

    Abstract : In the novel "Atonement" by Ian McEwan, questions of guilt, shame and redemption are in focus. The main character Briony Tallis is presented as making up for a crime by working on a novel for 59 years. READ MORE

  6. 5. Alternative therapeutic Interventions in Trauma work In Cape Town. -An explorative study of holistic approaches in a field of social work practice

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Maria Litsegård; [2008-03-11T15:13:47Z]
    Keywords : trauma; alternative; therapeutic interventions; spiritual social work;

    Abstract : Background: Social work in South Africa, face enormous challenges in order to combat the problems derived from violence and crime which are factors behind the devastating numbers of trauma survivors in the country. South Africa has a long history of experimentation with “alternative” methods in a range of different social fields. READ MORE