Essays about: "Selma Kristjansdottir"

Found 1 essay containing the words Selma Kristjansdottir.

  1. 1. Encoding and Decoding : Researching the controversy of Kamala Harris’ Vogue cover

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

    Author : Selma Kristjansdottir; [2021]
    Keywords : Representation; Stereotypes; Vogue; Magazine cover; Postcolonial theory; Encoding; Decoding; Preferred reading; Oppositional reading; Semiotics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to examine how visual communication can be interpreted in different ways and even in opposition to the creator’s intention, and to understand how different visual signs in images convey meaning to explain audience’s oppositional reading. Through a qualitative methodological approach, a semiotic comparative analysis of two covers of the fashion magazine Vogue featuring Kamala Harris will be carried out, a digital cover and a print cover. READ MORE