Essays about: "Reaction Media"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 73 essays containing the words Reaction 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. Climate Change Coverage and the Performance of Green and Brown Equities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Flygare; Fredrik Tingets; [2023]
    Keywords : climate change; green investments; equities; sustainability; news; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Climate change has emerged as one of the world’s most pressing issues, a development that has prompted investors to shift their focus accordingly, catalysing a significant increase in green investments. This study is set against this backdrop, focusing on the performance of portfolios of European firms classified as low or high emission intensity – green or brown respectively – during an eight-year period, from January 2010 to June 2018. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Right Kind of Attention : a qualitative analysis of the ADHD community on Instagram

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Elna Olofsson; [2023]
    Keywords : social media; ADHD; stigma; mental disorders; media representations; Instagram; qualitative interviews; content creators; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) has been a contentious disorder for years and incorrect beliefs and assumptions about the disorder are still common both in the medical community and the public’s perception. Previous research has exemplified this by demonstrating that the representation of ADHD in traditional mass media consists of few depictions and homogenous stereotypes. READ MORE

  4. 4. Flexible Organizational Structures of the Digitally Mediated Collective Actor - A Case of the Shame Movement in Georgia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Darejan Tsurtsumia; [2023]
    Keywords : Communication Constitutes Organization; CCO; Collective Action; Structures; Digital Media; Georgia; Shame Movement; Social Movements; Logic of Connective Action; Flexible Organisational Structures; Protest Transformation; Gavrilov s Night; Georgian Dream; Private Facebook Group; Rallies; Non-human agency; Four Flows Framework; Solidarity; Citizenism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Recent scholarship has challenged the notion that digital tools alone can sustain a social movement, emphasizing instead the importance of collective identity and organizational structures. However, there is still limited understanding of how organizational structures emerge and transform in a social movement. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Popular Phenomenon of YouTube Reaction Videos: A Case Study on ‘REACT’

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

    Author : Carolina Carrêlo; [2023]
    Keywords : YouTube; Reaction Video; Uses and Gratifications Theory; Voyeurism; Mediated Voyeurism;

    Abstract : A growing percentage of this content consists of reaction videos, a new type of user- generated content that has been on the rise within this social media platform, in which individuals record themselves reacting to any sort of content. This paper aims to explore the dynamics involved in this type of content, not only from the perspective of the creator but also from the angle of the viewer, to try and understand what leads to the popularity of these videos. READ MORE