Essays about: "Self-representation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 43 essays containing the word Self-representation.

  1. 16. The role of the ‘approaches of mediation’ in the structural preservation of the system of mass media - A study into the structural continuity of contemporary mass media based on system theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Cecilia Muszta; [2020]
    Keywords : Keywords: system theory; mass media; transgender representation; interpretation; narrative; self-representation; Philosophy and Religion;

    Abstract : The aim of this project is to highlight the structural continuity of contemporary mass media, despite the various changes, both technological and in relation to the agents of mass media, that occurred in the last two decades, following the advent of online journalism. The approach that will be pursued is a structural one, not content analysis. READ MORE

  3. 17. Indigenous Perspectives: An examination of how the post-colonial state affects Sámi filmmaking in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Amalia Pålsson; [2019]
    Keywords : indigenous cinema; colonialism; iconography; self-representation; stereotype; perspective; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract When Sámi Blood (dir. Amanda Kernell) came out in 2017, a debate in media in Sweden was born. This was a debate the on silenced oppression and phrenological research faced by the indigenous Sámi people. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Social Media Muse

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Gabriella Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Identity; Performance Art; Photography; Instagram; Myth; Representation;

    Abstract : The social media influencer is becoming a prominent trope in contemporary media culture. In her Instagram performance artwork Excellences & Perfections, Amalia Ulman imitated the content and lifestyle of different types of influencers for five months in 2014, gaining attention and inciting controversy when she finally revealed her hoax. READ MORE

  5. 19. Brand gender: An androgynous perspective : A gender inclusive study with the case of Acne Studios.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Marknadsföring

    Author : Alba Sanz Alvarez; [2019]
    Keywords : : gender; brand; fashion; androgynous; brand equity; brand personality; selfrepresentation; self-congruency;

    Abstract : The vast majority of research based on brand gender has been developed focusing on consumers’ perspectives and behaviour. The implications of studying different perceptions of a brand’s gender can be related to brand equity, since this term is strongly associated with brand personality. READ MORE

  6. 20. New Media Travel Writing and the Renegotiation of Postcolonial Discourses - A Critical Discourse Analysis of Representations of the ‘Middle East’ on Travel Blogs

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Nadine Keller; [2018]
    Keywords : travel blogs; travel writing; new media; Middle East; postcolonialism; affordances; critical discourse analysis; Fairclough; media representations;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the potential of travel blogs, as a form of popular new media travel writing, to renegotiate conventional discourses about the ‘Middle East’. By conducting a critical discourse analysis on six travel blogs authored by female writers from both the US and the ‘Middle East’, this thesis examines representational practices found in travel narratives, discloses their discursive tendencies, and interprets those in a sociocultural context. READ MORE