Essays about: "Simon Zandbergs"

Found 2 essays containing the words Simon Zandbergs.

  1. 1. Surfing the Shortwaves : A rhetorical comparison of articles of the Syrian Civil War from Voice of America and Sputnik News, May 2017

    University essay from

    Author : Simon Zandbergs; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to compare content on the websites of Voice of America and Sputnik News. This includes comparing the website content in general, including categories and non-news content available on the websites apart from articles. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Let's Drink to 1997" : The handover of Hong Kong, as seen in Hong Kong cinema 1986-1992

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Simon Zandbergs; [2015]
    Keywords : Hong Kong cinema; John Woo; Tsui Hark; handover; heroic bloodshed;

    Abstract : Taking a look at ten films from the Hong Kong golden age 1986-1992 and how the common themes in these relate to the handover from United Kingdom to China in 1997, this essay investigates this with the use of a thematic analysis as well as with the theories of seeing “cinema as a mirror” and the way that the society and people of Hong Kong as a whole are reflected and identified in these films. From this it can be seen that the handover and themes closely related to it is recurring throughout the films of this period, but also how society and major political events are reflected in cinema. READ MORE