Essays about: "Semiotics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 191 essays containing the word Semiotics.

1. 11. Invisible Landscapes : Signs and Illusions in the Perfumery of Jean-Claude Ellena

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Victor Langer; [2023]
   Keywords : Perfumery; Semiotics; Olfaction; Jean-Claude Ellena; Hermès; Roland Barthes;

   Abstract : This study explores the potential of semiotics in the non-visual realm of perfumery, focusing on the work of French perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena. Utilizing Roland Barthes’ three levels of signification as a theoretical framework – as presented in his essay Rhétorique de l’image – it analyzes the linguistic, denotative and connotative aspects of three perfumes created by Ellena for the French luxury house Hermès: Un Jardin en Méditerranée, Un Jardin sur le Nil and Un Jardin Après la Mousson. READ MORE

3. 12. Zelenskyj – Defending the Democratic Spirit : a semiotic case study on political personalisation

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

   Author : Lucas Douglas; Sara Melander; [2023]
   Keywords : personalisation; visual representation; semiotics; political leadership; political myth; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Since Russia initiated their war in Ukraine February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj went from being a national celebrity to becoming a global phenomenon. With international news media reporting on his every move, the representation of Zelenskyj has become central to how distant audiences make sense of the war, gaining immense popularity among Western audiences particularly. READ MORE

4. 13. Western Esotericism references in Dario Argento’s triology The Three Mothers

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Emilie Spagnoli; [2023]
   Keywords : Occultism; Esotericism; film critic; Steiner; feminine power; gender; Dario Argento; horror cinema; Suspiria; Inferno; The Mother of Tears;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the influences and references, with a particular focus from occultism and western esotericism, found in the film trilogy of The Three Mothers directed by Dario Argento. The trilogy composed of Suspiria, Inferno and The Mother of Tears was produced in a timeframe of thirty years from 1977 to 2007, so it embeds three decades, it also reflects the willingness from the director to disconnect himself from the usual representation of supernatural and horror films of witches and power. READ MORE

5. 14. Transcending Borders with Site Specificity : A Global Case Study in Transcultural Digital Engagement

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

   Author : Francisco Ortiz; [2023]
   Keywords : site specific; digital engagement; transcultural; semiotics; theater; South Africa; Johannesburg; ICT4D;

   Abstract : Despite our digitally interconnected world, media representations of people and cultures are often harmfully biased or narrow. This makes it difficult for viewersto understand the conditions, feelings, and struggles of others, not only on a global scale, but also within local contexts. READ MORE

6. 15. Construal of motion events and linguistic relativity: Comparing German and Spanish speakers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Laura Rebecca Dominique Timm; [2022]
   Keywords : aspect; boundedness; cognitive semiotics; construal; linguistic relativity; motion events; phenomenology; Semiotic Hierarchy; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates a possible influence of language on thought in the domain of motion event descriptions using a cognitive-semiotic framework. Previous studies (e.g., von Stutterheim et al. READ MORE